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My first experience with music was my father, he was a stereo buff and he built his own little Hi-Fi center with recorders and everything and I listened to a lot of jazz, which gave me a sensibility for melody Picture Quote #1

I got into music when I was a little boy. My dad was always into jazz. I got my education from him. The first time I listened to jazz, he gave me a Thelonious Monk record. It was so different from anything I had ever heard. It took me a while to understand it, and I liked that. I liked the fact that it wasn’t immediately palatable Picture Quote #1

People sometimes say it takes a long time to become a Jazz fan, but for me it took about five seconds Picture Quote #1

What I like is not a particular genre, it’s storytelling. There’s a lot of great storytelling in jazz, and in folk and in country music. Picture Quote #1

So, you know, there are a lot of the biggest records of the year. There’s great music in hip-hop and jazz and, you know, and folk music Picture Quote #1

I was in a rock band; I was my own folk singer; I was in a death metal band for a very short time; I was in a cover band, a jazz band, a blues band. I was in a gospel choir Picture Quote #1

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I’m not a folk or jazz singer, more a hard-edged pop singer - with some rock, and song hooks Picture Quote #1

Jazz in itself is not struggling. That is, the music itself is not struggling... It’s the attitude that’s in trouble. My plays insist that we should not forget or toss away our history Picture Quote #1

It is jazz music that called me to be a musician and I have always sang the songs that moved me the most. Singers, like Frank Sinatra and myself, we interpret the songs that we like. Not unlike a Shakespearean actor that goes back to the greatest words ever written, we go back to the greatest songs Picture Quote #1

A way to make new music is to imagine looking back at the past from a future and imagine music that could have existed but didn’t. Like East African free jazz, which as far as I know does not exist Picture Quote #1

When I was a kid, I wanted desperately to be a jazz musician. I would practice the trumpet for hours, but when I got braces, that messed up my ability to play, so all of a sudden I had all this free time Picture Quote #1

A respectable-sized audience hasn’t really been able to follow developments in jazz since the free jazz movement in the 60s. Some of them can’t even get with John Coltrane. Audiences are diminishing more and more rapidly. Some of the top young musicians with something new to say can’t get record companies to put out their stuff Picture Quote #1

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One of the most important functions of jazz has been to encourage a hope for freedom, for people living in situations of intolerance or struggle Picture Quote #1

Jazz told people about the special music that came out of America and about America in general and this kind of liberty and freedom that we have Picture Quote #1

What I love about jazz is that it’s full of legends, full of myths. It’s an oral history because it started in New Orleans and Kansas City, under the radar Picture Quote #1

You know, it’s funny... when you’re making money, people don’t think you’re playing jazz. Now when you’re not making money, people think that you’re a good jazz musician Picture Quote #1

I’m from the beatnik generation, where everybody wanted to be a poet or writer or something. And at that time, I was a jazz critic, and I was always thinking, theorizing about what makes great art or what’s important in art Picture Quote #1

I want them to come away with discovering the music inside them. And not thinking about themselves as jazz musicians, but thinking about themselves as good human beings, striving to be a great person and maybe they’ll become a great musician Picture Quote #1

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Every good gospel singer you can hear is a scat singer; they’re just using different syllables. There are a lot of jazz singers out there, and more coming out of the churches Picture Quote #1

Jazz music is as American as it gets, and so is the U.S. Postal Service. A Miles Davis stamp is a perfect marriage of two great American institutions Picture Quote #1

The genius of our country is improvisation, and jazz reflects that. It’s our great contribution to the arts Picture Quote #1

I always had a great appreciation for jazz, but I’m a very pedestrian musician. I get by. I like to think that my main instrument is vocabulary Picture Quote #1

Steve Marcus was one of the greatest saxophonists in all of music. He truly was able to unite jazz with the popular music of the time Picture Quote #1

When I was growing up, in L.A., I went to these schools, Fairfax High School, Bancroft Junior High School, and they had great music departments. I always played in the orchestra, the jazz band, the marching band Picture Quote #1

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I had my jazz club and I had enough money. So I didn’t have to write for my living Picture Quote #1

Jazz has been the voice of freedom for so many countries over the past half century, Picture Quote #1

Jazz of the sort we play is a happy, extroverted music. You don’t have to think about it too much Picture Quote #1

I love jazz and funk, because it’s hard. If it’s not hard, it’s not worth doing Picture Quote #1

I like mellow music. I like some jazz. But I’m not a big hard rock guy Picture Quote #1

From the small clubs of the Harlem Renaissance where he began playing saxophone to world tours for the biggest of the big bands, Benny Carter redefined American jazz. From the start, his fellow musicians said the way he played the sax was amazing. They say that about me, too. (Laughter.) But I don’t think they mean it in quite the same way Picture Quote #1

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My first experience with music was my father, he was a stereo buff and he built his own little Hi-Fi center with recorders and everything and I listened to a lot of jazz, which gave me a sensibility for melody. (Jazz Quotes) I got into music when I was a little boy. My dad was always into jazz. I got my education from him. The first time I listened to jazz, he gave me a Thelonious Monk record. It was so different from anything I had ever heard. It took me a while to understand it, and I liked that. I liked the fact that it wasn’t immediately palatable. (Jazz Quotes) People sometimes say it takes a long time to become a Jazz fan, but for me it took about five seconds. (Jazz Quotes) What I like is not a particular genre, it’s storytelling. There’s a lot of great storytelling in jazz, and in folk and in country music. ... (Jazz Quotes) So, you know, there are a lot of the biggest records of the year. There’s great music in hip-hop and jazz and, you know, and folk music. (Jazz Quotes) I was in a rock band; I was my own folk singer; I was in a death metal band for a very short time; I was in a cover band, a jazz band, a blues band. I was in a gospel choir. (Jazz Quotes) I’m not a folk or jazz singer, more a hard-edged pop singer - with some rock, and song hooks (Jazz Quotes) Jazz in itself is not struggling. That is, the music itself is not struggling... It’s the attitude that’s in trouble. My plays insist that we should not forget or toss away our history. (Jazz Quotes) It is jazz music that called me to be a musician and I have always sang the songs that moved me the most. Singers, like Frank Sinatra and myself, we interpret the songs that we like. Not unlike a Shakespearean actor that goes back to the greatest words ever written, we go back to the greatest songs. (Jazz Quotes) A way to make new music is to imagine looking back at the past from a future and imagine music that could have existed but didn’t. Like East African free jazz, which as far as I know does not exist. (Jazz Quotes) When I was a kid, I wanted desperately to be a jazz musician. I would practice the trumpet for hours, but when I got braces, that messed up my ability to play, so all of a sudden I had all this free time. (Jazz Quotes) A respectable-sized audience hasn’t really been able to follow developments in jazz since the free jazz movement in the 60s. Some of them can’t even get with John Coltrane. Audiences are diminishing more and more rapidly. Some of the top young musicians with something new to say can’t get record companies to put out their stuff. (Jazz Quotes) One of the most important functions of jazz has been to encourage a hope for freedom, for people living in situations of intolerance or struggle. (Jazz Quotes) Jazz told people about the special music that came out of America and about America in general and this kind of liberty and freedom that we have. (Jazz Quotes) What I love about jazz is that it’s full of legends, full of myths. It’s an oral history because it started in New Orleans and Kansas City, under the radar. (Jazz Quotes) You know, it’s funny... when you’re making money, people don’t think you’re playing jazz. Now when you’re not making money, people think that you’re a good jazz musician. (Jazz Quotes) I’m from the beatnik generation, where everybody wanted to be a poet or writer or something. And at that time, I was a jazz critic, and I was always thinking, theorizing about what makes great art or what’s important in art. (Jazz Quotes) I want them to come away with discovering the music inside them. And not thinking about themselves as jazz musicians, but thinking about themselves as good human beings, striving to be a great person and maybe they’ll become a great musician. (Jazz Quotes) Every good gospel singer you can hear is a scat singer; they’re just using different syllables. There are a lot of jazz singers out there, and more coming out of the churches. (Jazz Quotes) Jazz music is as American as it gets, and so is the U.S. Postal Service. A Miles Davis stamp is a perfect marriage of two great American institutions. (Jazz Quotes) The genius of our country is improvisation, and jazz reflects that. It’s our great contribution to the arts. (Jazz Quotes) I always had a great appreciation for jazz, but I’m a very pedestrian musician. I get by. I like to think that my main instrument is vocabulary. (Jazz Quotes) Steve Marcus was one of the greatest saxophonists in all of music. He truly was able to unite jazz with the popular music of the time. (Jazz Quotes) When I was growing up, in L.A., I went to these schools, Fairfax High School, Bancroft Junior High School, and they had great music departments. I always played in the orchestra, the jazz band, the marching band. (Jazz Quotes) I had my jazz club and I had enough money. So I didn’t have to write for my living. (Jazz Quotes) Jazz has been the voice of freedom for so many countries over the past half century, (Jazz Quotes) Jazz of the sort we play is a happy, extroverted music. You don’t have to think about it too much. (Jazz Quotes) I love jazz and funk, because it’s hard. If it’s not hard, it’s not worth doing. (Jazz Quotes) I like mellow music. I like some jazz. But I’m not a big hard rock guy. (Jazz Quotes) From the small clubs of the Harlem Renaissance where he began playing saxophone to world tours for the biggest of the big bands, Benny Carter redefined American jazz. From the start, his fellow musicians said the way he played the sax was amazing. They say that about me, too. (Laughter.) But I don’t think they mean it in quite the same way. (Jazz Quotes)

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