Randall Murray

Ilsa Hellman
Jul 23, 2017 · 1 min read

Jazz is one of my stories. I played the trumpet on the some of the most famous recordings of Sun Ra Arkestra — Hours After and Reflections in Blue.

Some say music is the mathematics of emotion. For me performing music is kind of a prayer. Breath control equals spiritual discipline.

There are many problems in this world. The way of the artist has always presented many complex problems to the individual pursuing this way. The solution to all these problems is too simple to describe in words — it exists in the heart of every artist.

I have lived in Berlin longer than in any other city. Berlin has showed me there can be peace without stability — unity with purpose and intelligence.

Neu in Berlin

Neu in Berlin is a continuous portrait project documenting the narratives of new Berliners.

Ilsa Hellman

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Neu in Berlin

Neu in Berlin is a continuous portrait project documenting the narratives of new Berliners.

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