Thanks for the education!!!
You do know that classical and jazz are the only complex forms of music.
This means that bored classical players go into jazz.
Example:Jean Luc Ponty, winner of Grand Prix at the Paris Conservatory.
Went into Jazz Violin.
I will have to look those guys up. My current fave is Pat Methane (Pat Metheny) who got most of his licks from Wes Montgomery.
I've been following Pat since he was a pup hanging out with the Gary Burton Quintet in the 70s. Got some of his vinyls.
I also like Lyle Mays (Pat's keyboard player) and Chick Corea.
THANKS AGAIN!!!
Excuse me, some bored folks with classical chops used to go into progressive rock, like EL&P and Rick Wakeman. That was more complex & interesting than your average 70s rock, and Rolling Stone called the guys with classical chops "pretentious". But that's critics for ya.
If you can perform The Great Gate of Kiev by Rimsky-Korsakov, and get away with it, as rock, more power to ya!!!
A small sample of the awesomeness that is Rick Wakeman:
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