Charlie Appleyard can be anybody; but Ive used him sometimes in chat pieces, and these are all chat pieces about the history of Charlie Appleyard.

Even if it is difficult playing with other people - sometimes it's great, sometimes it isn't, but that is kind of the point of it. It loses its point playing solo.

Personally, I've found that the kind of thing that I like is going into somebody else's area and not playing their music but doing whatever I do in their area.

But that methodology where players are pitted against other unfamiliar players has been so widely adapted now that anybody plays with everybody.

Playing music is not really susceptible to theory much. Circumstances affect it so much.

Free improvisation, in addition to being a highly skilled musical craft, is open to use by almost anyone - beginners, children, and non-musicians.

I think playing solo is a second rate activity, really. For me, playing is about playing with other people.