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I’ve learnt new scales through playing different types of music, like Indian raga scales, gipsy scales and harmonically-based jazz scales Picture Quote #1

I have a difficult relationship with jazz. My parents really love it, and I went to a school where jazz was considered the best thing ever, so I had to leave it be for a long time. But now I’m rediscovering it. I’m approaching jazz in a different way Picture Quote #1

I can turn on some jazz guitarist, and he won’t do a thing for me, if he’s not playing electrically. But Jeff Beck’s great to listen to Picture Quote #1

Jazz music, as is also the case with the old down-home spirituals, gospel and jubilee songs, jumps, shouts and moans, is essentially an American vernacular or idiomatic modification of musical conventions imported from Europe, beginning back during the time of the early settlers of the original colonies Picture Quote #1

I was interested in the ways that artists responded to totalitarianism - the Czech Jazz Section, Romanian absurdist theatre, Brecht’s alienation effect. The anything-goes, anarchic qualities of jazz and Surrealism seemed to offer a way to cross some of the forbidden frontiers of Eastern Europe Picture Quote #1

I don’t know how much more what I’ve done is any more important than what Ella Fitzgerald did. Ella crossed those lines, as did George Benson before me. There’ve been lots of people who brought a pop audience to jazz because they were able to link the two and give people easy access to the world of jazz Picture Quote #1

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A jazz musician is not a jazz musician when he or she is eating dinner or when he or she is with his parents or spouse or neighbors. He’s above all a human being . . . the true artform is being a human being Picture Quote #1

Most of the international acceptance of jazz education can be traced to the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, and the wonderful program they inaugurated Picture Quote #1

I didn’t really grow up on hip-hop. Ella Fitzgerald and the old school jazz divas are more my comfort zone Picture Quote #1

I’m comfortable singing jazz. The only thing I was concerned about is that everybody, even in jazz, has their own style. To me, the queen of doodling was Ella Fitzgerald, and scatting is something I never thought I could do Picture Quote #1

I was into jazz even when I was a kid. My parents would play Ella Fitzgerald, George Shearing, and Dixieland music. I loved The Monkees, The Beatles, The Eagles, and America Picture Quote #1

But if you listen to great piano players, both classical and jazz, theres a huge range of dynamics and colors and emotional expression thats possible with the instrument Picture Quote #1

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In fact, jazz has such a great feeling and great emotional content that it really doesn’t require you to have technical understanding of it. I think you just have to allow your feelings to go with the music and you will find yourself carried along by it fairly quickly Picture Quote #1

Jazz should be much less about stress on technical exhibitionism and much more on emotional content Picture Quote #1

At a time when individualism is becoming an endangered species, jazz represents a celebration of the individual Picture Quote #1

I am not a jazz singer. I wouldn’t place myself on that footing. I wouldn’t even enter that arena Picture Quote #1

I believe deeply that jazz is still a very vital music that has much to say, not just to eggheads, or whatever the musical equivalent of an egghead is, but to ordinary people Picture Quote #1

I tended to lean towards the guys who both sang and played, such as Ricky Skaggs, Vince Gill, Steve Wariner... And at the other end of the spectrum, I had Eric Clapton in a rock and blues sense, jazz guys such as Tal Farlow and Les Paul... Then Chet Atkins-type stuff Picture Quote #1

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I take a jazz class and I also take just a regular exercise class with a man who gives me acupressure treatments. It’s just stretching and elongating the muscles Picture Quote #1

In a way, the history of jazz’s development is a small mirror of classical music’s development through the centuries. Now jazz is a living form of original music, while classical music has gotten to the end of its cycle in terms of exploring its form Picture Quote #1

As an artist, you have to express yourself. I make no excuses for my versatility. I grew up singing classical arias, but I love rock n’ roll and jazz standards Picture Quote #1

I don’t believe that jazz will ever really die. It’s a nice way to express yourself Picture Quote #1

Jazz is the false liquidation of art - instead of utopia becoming reality it disappears from the picture Picture Quote #1

I grew up listening to Switchfoot. I love Switchfoot; they’re a great band. John Foreman is awesome. I really dig mainstream pop music, but I also have a heart for jazz and rock. Oh! Coldplay! I cannot miss Coldplay! I think ‘Fix You’ is one of the most brilliantly written songs ever. It’s, like, my favorite song of all time Picture Quote #1

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I work with many jazz artists as Miles Davis, Laughlin, etc.. One of the things all these artists had in common is that they had no fear Picture Quote #1

Well, jazz is to me, a complete lifestyle. It’s bigger than a word. It’s a much bigger force than just something that you can say. It’s something that you have to feel. It’s something that you have to live Picture Quote #1

I was really learning my craft as a jazz singer and working with some great players and all, really growing and feeling my wings Picture Quote #1

When you’re playing jazz, you have to somehow overcome that feeling of being intimidated because your aim is to portray that freedom in what you’re playing Picture Quote #1

Somerset desperately needs more high-end music making on its doorstep, so the chance to share great music spanning genres as diverse as orchestral classics, trip hop and jazz, in the utterly relaxed and cathartic environment of a Somerset field, is for me the fulfilment of a long-term dream Picture Quote #1

I’m reserved, so I’ve always needed to find a way of opening up. Jazz helped me do that Picture Quote #1

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I’ve learnt new scales through playing different types of music, like Indian raga scales, gipsy scales and harmonically-based jazz scales. (Jazz Quotes) I have a difficult relationship with jazz. My parents really love it, and I went to a school where jazz was considered the best thing ever, so I had to leave it be for a long time. But now I’m rediscovering it. I’m approaching jazz in a different way. (Jazz Quotes) I can turn on some jazz guitarist, and he won’t do a thing for me, if he’s not playing electrically. But Jeff Beck’s great to listen to. (Jazz Quotes) Jazz music, as is also the case with the old down-home spirituals, gospel and jubilee songs, jumps, shouts and moans, is essentially an American vernacular or idiomatic modification of musical conventions imported from Europe, beginning back during the time of the early settlers of the original colonies. (Jazz Quotes) I was interested in the ways that artists responded to totalitarianism - the Czech Jazz Section, Romanian absurdist theatre, Brecht’s alienation effect. The anything-goes, anarchic qualities of jazz and Surrealism seemed to offer a way to cross some of the forbidden frontiers of Eastern Europe. (Jazz Quotes) I don’t know how much more what I’ve done is any more important than what Ella Fitzgerald did. Ella crossed those lines, as did George Benson before me. There’ve been lots of people who brought a pop audience to jazz because they were able to link the two and give people easy access to the world of jazz. (Jazz Quotes) A jazz musician is not a jazz musician when he or she is eating dinner or when he or she is with his parents or spouse or neighbors. He’s above all a human being . . . the true artform is being a human being. (Jazz Quotes) Most of the international acceptance of jazz education can be traced to the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, and the wonderful program they inaugurated. (Jazz Quotes) I didn’t really grow up on hip-hop. Ella Fitzgerald and the old school jazz divas are more my comfort zone. (Jazz Quotes) I’m comfortable singing jazz. The only thing I was concerned about is that everybody, even in jazz, has their own style. To me, the queen of doodling was Ella Fitzgerald, and scatting is something I never thought I could do. (Jazz Quotes) I was into jazz even when I was a kid. My parents would play Ella Fitzgerald, George Shearing, and Dixieland music. I loved The Monkees, The Beatles, The Eagles, and America. (Jazz Quotes) But if you listen to great piano players, both classical and jazz, theres a huge range of dynamics and colors and emotional expression thats possible with the instrument. (Jazz Quotes) In fact, jazz has such a great feeling and great emotional content that it really doesn’t require you to have technical understanding of it. I think you just have to allow your feelings to go with the music and you will find yourself carried along by it fairly quickly. (Jazz Quotes) Jazz should be much less about stress on technical exhibitionism and much more on emotional content. (Jazz Quotes) At a time when individualism is becoming an endangered species, jazz represents a celebration of the individual. (Jazz Quotes) I am not a jazz singer. I wouldn’t place myself on that footing. I wouldn’t even enter that arena. (Jazz Quotes) I believe deeply that jazz is still a very vital music that has much to say, not just to eggheads, or whatever the musical equivalent of an egghead is, but to ordinary people. (Jazz Quotes) I tended to lean towards the guys who both sang and played, such as Ricky Skaggs, Vince Gill, Steve Wariner... And at the other end of the spectrum, I had Eric Clapton in a rock and blues sense, jazz guys such as Tal Farlow and Les Paul... Then Chet Atkins-type stuff. (Jazz Quotes) I take a jazz class and I also take just a regular exercise class with a man who gives me acupressure treatments. It’s just stretching and elongating the muscles. (Jazz Quotes) In a way, the history of jazz’s development is a small mirror of classical music’s development through the centuries. Now jazz is a living form of original music, while classical music has gotten to the end of its cycle in terms of exploring its form. (Jazz Quotes) As an artist, you have to express yourself. I make no excuses for my versatility. I grew up singing classical arias, but I love rock n’ roll and jazz standards. (Jazz Quotes) I don’t believe that jazz will ever really die. It’s a nice way to express yourself. (Jazz Quotes) Jazz is the false liquidation of art - instead of utopia becoming reality it disappears from the picture. (Jazz Quotes) I grew up listening to Switchfoot. I love Switchfoot; they’re a great band. John Foreman is awesome. I really dig mainstream pop music, but I also have a heart for jazz and rock. Oh! Coldplay! I cannot miss Coldplay! I think ‘Fix You’ is one of the most brilliantly written songs ever. It’s, like, my favorite song of all time. (Jazz Quotes) I work with many jazz artists as Miles Davis, Laughlin, etc.. One of the things all these artists had in common is that they had no fear. (Jazz Quotes) Well, jazz is to me, a complete lifestyle. It’s bigger than a word. It’s a much bigger force than just something that you can say. It’s something that you have to feel. It’s something that you have to live. (Jazz Quotes) I was really learning my craft as a jazz singer and working with some great players and all, really growing and feeling my wings. (Jazz Quotes) When you’re playing jazz, you have to somehow overcome that feeling of being intimidated because your aim is to portray that freedom in what you’re playing. (Jazz Quotes) Somerset desperately needs more high-end music making on its doorstep, so the chance to share great music spanning genres as diverse as orchestral classics, trip hop and jazz, in the utterly relaxed and cathartic environment of a Somerset field, is for me the fulfilment of a long-term dream. (Jazz Quotes) I’m reserved, so I’ve always needed to find a way of opening up. Jazz helped me do that. (Jazz Quotes)

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