Emily Remler, I know that you started on Piano,
Yes.
Not on guitar and you told me that you were actually frustrated piano player.
Yes.
But how did you manage to become in those young years, a guitar player that is you can hear Wes Montgomery, you can hear George Benson, but you have your own style already.
That makes me feel good when you said I have my own style because as early as five or six years ago, I thought I sound so much like as I am copying Wes Montgomery and George Benson that why would anybody want to listen but now people telling me that I have my own voice which makes me feel good that my personality that is coming out through music now.
As an idol, do you have piano player or guitar player?
Well, it’s changed… I was so obsessed with Wes Montgomery that I have a picture on my wall and for two years I learned new Wes’ song everyday, you know as many as there were, and couldn’t wait to be alone to practices, so Wes Montgomery was my idle. Now my idle is John Coltrane.
Oh,
And last year, it was Burdle Jusmonti. So I give my royalty and love to someone else each year.
But Wes lasted two years.
Jazz in the United States is very tough business. Now comes the usual question that you probably used to. Is it even tougher being a girl?
Yes.
It is tougher in what way?
Because since there haven’t very many women playing and proving themselves capable of keep up with the superior level of jazz musicians. You have to prove every single time. And you actually can feel some audiences listening for weaknesses; do you see what I mean? They might listen, yes, she made a mistake, she is weaker, she is a female. You have to be twice as good as men.
Do you see what I mean? Because they are waiting for you to make a mistake. Sometimes.
Do you think it is true? Or do you think you are over sensitive?
Oh no, it is true. I did a job with Barney Castle in Chicago. And I said to Bernie I said do you feel... We feel the audience all the time… I said do you feel the audience’s hesitation if I am going to be able to play and then they are relaxing and they are sitting back and just listening to my music. Bernie said in two words. He said “Nuremberg Trials.”
Why are instrumental, female instrumentalist still the exception?
Do you have a reason? Is there a reason for this?
The thing that I can think of is there is a lot of intimidation. You know, when you get up on a stage in the early years when I just started playing, and I wasn’t very good, it was very intimidating. You know, there were times in New York City, where you put your name on a list to be able to sit in with Jam session, and they wouldn’t call my name, because they thought I would play folk music like you know Joan Baez or something.
So that intimidation may discourage some women from keeping, keeping, pushing. But I wanted to express myself so much that I didn’t see anything but me, you know, that I wanted to play great.
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From the boulevard beat with the Emily Remler who has been all evening, playing beautiful concert, and we are fortunate enough to get her to come over and say few words to us.
Hi Emily
Hi, how are you doing?
OK, where do you live these days?
I live in Brooklyn New York; I am from New York originally. So…um
And guys in the band, how did you happen to get these guys? How do you happen to connect with them?
Well, as I said before, they are from Montana, and they've been actually hiring me, once a year come to play concert in Montana, and they are civic with Jazz society out there. And we play once a year, you know, one month out of every year though out last eight years so they've just got more jobs so… all mid area, the nation so…they are actually hiring me to tell you the truth.
They are wonderful…they are such good players.
Um, who else are you working with in these days?
Oh, I've been playing a lot of people but I've never played before,
David Benoit, pianist in LA, a lot of crossover type of people, Jeff Porcaro, the drummer, Russ Freeman, that's our player, and then in New York, a lot of Brazilian people,
Pianist Bill O'Connell, linking going Sundays, just New York studio guys playing with Dave Valentine, Herbie Mann and different people.
Fantastic!
How many albums have you out there?
6.
What's the new one?
It's called East to Wes, and it's with Hank Jones, Buster Williams and Smitty Smith.
Well, I know you are tired, and I know it's been hard night. Everybody here enjoyed it so much and hope you gonna coming back.
We'll be back tomorrow night, but yea, I'll be back to Kansas City, I'd love to come to here. It's a great place.
It's a great day.
Thank you.