Band Impure Jazz says music is art

The lights fade, a spotlight follows the guitarist to his microphone and thousands of fans begin to scream.\nThis is not a reality for a band by the name of Impure Jazz. While the idea of fame is in the back of the minds of the three musicians, it is not yet in their vision. It is still a dream.\nWhile the band isn’t famous yet, it’s constantly being contacted to play local venues or even house parties, Morrow said. \nThe band’s next big gig takes place at 8 p.m. Friday in Louisville at the Louisville St. John Center. Admission is free. Them Roaringtwenties, Fork in Socket and The Wax Intellectual will also be playing in Louisville. \nThe band will then return home to play with Fork In Socket and Them Roaringtwenties. The performance will be at 8 p.m. at the Cinemat. Admission is $3. \nIn the meantime, the drummer, Josh Morrow, is a freshman at IU who not only majors in music, but treats it as a lifestyle.\n“I feel really attached to what is being played right now; it brings me to tears,” Morrow said.\nThe guitarist, Gabriel Garber, is completing his last semester at IU-Purdue University Indianapolis and now finds life staring him in the face.\n“I’m not really sure what’s going on afterwards,” Garber said. “Whatever you’re doing for a job doesn’t mean that’s who you are.”\nAdam Goode plays bass and is attending Ivy Tech Community College in Columbus, Ind. Next year, he will be enrolled in Indiana State University in Terre Haute. Similar to Morrow, music plays a vital role in Goode’s life. \n“I’ll always be playing music with somebody somewhere,” Goode said. \nGarber began the band in his sophomore year of high school. He and his bandmates at the time named it Impure Jazz Experiment. Even at the band’s birth, it was purely instrumental. \nMorrow started his musical journey as a guitarist but moved to percussion in elementary school because of his band teacher, Tim Brookshire . \n“He taught me everything he knew,” Morrow said. “I owe it all to him.”\nMorrow later formed a band with his brother and Goode. Morrow played guitar, Goode played bass and Morrow’s brother played drums. \nGoode decided to pick up bass when a band he joined his sophomore year of high school already had two guitarists.\nIt was only three months ago that Morrow and Garber began to play together more. Goode was brought in shortly after to round out the sound.\nEach member of Impure Jazz brings in his own individual style and inspiration. The meshing of all three techniques creates the unique sound for which they aim. \nWhen Morrow began playing, he was mostly influenced by punk rock or pop punk. Now his musical tastes span from 1950s pop to Sigur Ros, a post-rock band from Iceland.\nSimilar to most other guitarists, Garber has drawn inspiration from musicians such as Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin. His style now relates closer to the Mars Volta and Radiohead.\nGoode grew up surrounded by music, literally.\n“There have always been guitars sitting around my house,” Goode said. \nBesides his dad’s musical inclination as a main influence, Goode also admires Dave Matthews Band and Jaga Jazzist, an experimental jazz band.\nAside from its wide array of musical influences, Impure Jazz goes outside the hard rocker norm and finds spirituality as another main inspiration.\n“I’m not here to judge people,” Morrow said. “I’m here to spread a message through a vessel where God has given me talent.”\nHe said it’s crazy to him, knowing people want to book his band. “We really appreciate everyone that’s been down with us.”