![]() He founded the Great Mountain Zen Center in 1996. ![]() He administered the Zen Center of Los Angeles and the Kuroda Institute for the Study of Buddhism and Human Values for 8 years from 1978 to 1986. He received transmission from Maezumi Roshi in 1990 after 24 years of Zen training under Maezumi, Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, and Sochu Suzuki Roshi. “And they get spirituality and rock ‘n’ roll.Gerry Shishin Wick, Roshi is a Dharma Successor of Taizan Maezumi Roshi who studied in both major lineages of Zen. “Some people just know me from the TV series, and they think, ‘Comedy,'” he said. While he has lived in Boulder for a decade, his performance Friday (8 p.m.) at PAC3 in Carbondale, is his debut in the Roaring Fork Valley, and he doesn’t know what to expect. In Minneapolis, it tends to be college kids and hipsters around Berkeley and Santa Cruz, it’s more spiritual seekers. Davis describes the show, “Sex, God, Rock ‘n Roll,” as similar to “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” – “but instead of politics, we focus on spirituality and show business stuff,” he said.ĭavis says that the kind of audience that turns up for his performances varies depending on the location. Several years ago, Davis created a TV show for the HDNet cable channel. (For the record, Davis explains that he is not actually a monk the term “Punk Monk” which has been attached to him is only a nickname.) But some Davis fans get an even bigger surprise when they discover that Davis makes music, not comedy. So listeners who hear of a musical monk and expect to hear atmospheric chimes and soothing chants can be in for a jolt when Davis begins a performance. “So those power chords are the right body for these energies.” There’s so much force and passion,” he said. It’s cathartic for me to feel that intensity. “I have a default attraction to rock ‘n’ roll. He grew up on a lot of ’80s Brit-rock, including Joe Jackson, Elvis Costello and XTC, that had a streak of venom to it. I like to give voice to parts of myself that I’m having a difficult time with.”ĭavis also traces his sound back to his individual history. That’s why there’s a lot of noise and energy. I became more interested in exploring the dark, shadowy stuff, more interested in those parts of my personality. ![]() The music became much more combustible, and much more interested in going into the fray of human interiors. “But is also definitely increased the amount of energy and passion I had. “I would agree that the perception of Buddhist practice is this serene, contemplative thing, a lot of placidity,” the 41-year-old Davis said from his home in Boulder. ![]() (“We all know God is a sucker for a monkey,” Davis sings in “Reaper.”) Play “Music for Mortals,” which was released earlier this year, as the backdrop for a yoga session, and you might get a lot of pulled muscles as people try to coordinate their poses with Davis’ propulsive music. Davis’ new album, “Music for Mortals,” is packed with power chords, spiky rhythms, punk-inspired shouts and even cheeky jabs at God. After starting his career with several folk-leaning albums, Davis has gotten louder, edgier and more aggressive in his musical expression. Perhaps in keeping with the natural duality of things, Buddhism and meditation also tended to have the opposite effect on Davis’ music. “I found there was more stillness, I was more centered in my spiritual life,” Davis said. CARBONDALE – Becoming a practitioner of Buddhism and meditation had some of the predictable results on Stuart Davis. ![]()
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