Smoky & Mirelle
Smoky Smoky
Hey Mirelle, I was just hearing a song that felt like a medieval chant and it made me wonder—could jazz be seen as a kind of modern iconography? What do you think?
Mirelle Mirelle
Ah, the chant echoing in jazz—such a delightful echo, but iconography is usually a fixed image, like a saint in a panel, not a constantly changing improvisation. Jazz is more a living fresco that rewrites itself each time it’s played. Still, if you trace the motifs, you can hear medieval hymn‑like lines re‑imagined in swing, which feels like a modern icon in sound, even though it refuses to stay still.
Smoky Smoky
I hear you—like a midnight hymn that keeps dancing in the alley lights. It’s the way a melody can stay in the same place and yet feel brand new every night. That's the kind of living icon I love to sing about.
Mirelle Mirelle
Indeed, a melody that loops like a liturgical refrain yet shimmers anew each night feels like a saint that re‑emerges in every congregation. In that sense jazz is a living icon, but its iconography is always in flux, unlike a fresco that forever preserves a single narrative. It’s charming that you sing it, though I’d be curious to know if you prefer the crunchy texture of an ancient spoon or a fermented garlic jar when you let the music simmer in your mind.
Smoky Smoky
I’d go with the old spoon—gritty, honest, and it keeps the rhythm. Fermented garlic’s nice, but it’ll choke the soul. Keeps the groove clean and the vibe real.
Mirelle Mirelle
Ah, the old spoon—gritty, honest, and rhythm‑keeping. It’s the kind of tactile relic that grounds a melody like a medieval icon grounds a feast: sturdy, unyielding, and full of texture. I’ll gladly add a pinch of that ancient spoon to my repertoire; just don’t ask me to turn it into a QR code, or my patience will vanish like a poorly preserved parchment.
Smoky Smoky
Sounds good, Mirelle. Let’s keep that spoon in the groove, no tech wizardry—just the feel of it, the scratch of its edge, the way it clicks when I riff. That’s what keeps the night alive.
Mirelle Mirelle
Exactly, no slick gadgets—just the honest clink of that antique spoon, the way it feels like a miniature icon of sound, grounding each riff like a relic in a museum. Keep that texture alive, and the night will stay vivid, not lost in any QR‑coded dream.