Sighted and visually impaired musicians cooperate to form jazz band

Close your eyes and listen to passionate saxophone and electric guitar, the deep and steady beat of the drum and bass, the piano and violin played in a unique style; it is hard to imagine that this band is composed of two sighted and four visually impaired people. Life Jazz Band puts on high-level performances that smash the public's concept of "disabled" performers.

Life can be viewed as everyday life, or life itself. For the visually impaired, music is like life itself, like breathing, as natural and vital as existence itself. Through Life Jazz Band, members have made many like-minded friends and are no longer viewed with sympathy or compassion, but rather, as musicians. The dynamism and passion in their music have won these visually impaired musicians great encouragement on their struggle ahead.

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閉上雙眼，聽著薩克斯風與電吉他熱情開演，鼓與貝斯低沉而穩重的掌握音樂節奏，鋼琴和小提琴又演繹著別樣的風情。很難想像這是由兩位明眼人、四位視障者組成的樂團，Life爵士樂團以高水準的表演顛覆大眾對於身障表演者的想像。

「Life可以說是生活，也可以說是生命。」對視障者而言，音樂就跟生命一樣，就像呼吸，是自然且重要的存在。因為音樂，也陸陸續續交到志同道合的朋友，Life爵士樂團期望以音樂突破同情、憐憫的眼光，使人真正看見視障者的專業；聽見生命力，為視障者的奮鬥給予鼓勵。

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