Pan Players' Podcast
The 'Pan Bopper': Melding the dual love of Steelpan and Bebop Jazz | Victor Provost
"Be like water" was Bruce Lee's famous admonition. For Victor Provost, Pan was the instrument he played growing up on St. John in the Virgin Islands. Jazz was the music he loved. The melding of the two was no conscious exploration, it was an organic evolution. Performing and sharing this gift was what he was used to, until Covid struck. Then he pivoted to his other love, teaching and sharing what he had uniquely developed. "Water!"
"Be like water" was Bruce Lee's famous admonition. For Victor Provost, Pan was the instrument he played growing up on St. John in the Virgin Islands. Jazz was the music he loved. The melding of the two was no conscious exploration, it was an organic evolution. Performing and sharing this gift was what he was used to, until Covid struck. Then he pivoted to his other love, teaching and sharing what he had uniquely developed. "Water!"