"Jazz, I mean, music will always move, because it can't become stagnant. Because if it becomes stagnant, it's like a river, it'll kill us all. It has to keep moving, music will always flow." - Art Blakey
source: Interview with WUSS Radio (August 18, 1977)
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Showing posts with label Change. Show all posts
Miles Davis Quotes
Eric Dolphy. See, when he got on the bass clarinet, he sounded different. You can take a guy off a trumpet, put him on a bass trumpet, and he plays different. Take a guitar player that you think is bad, and put him on electric bass — that does the trick." - Miles Davis
source: Interview with Les Tomkins, 1969
source: Interview with Les Tomkins, 1969
Maynard Ferguson Quotes
"Change is always happening. That's one of the wonderful things about jazz music." - Maynard Ferguson
Wynton Marsalis Quotes
"When did we begin to lose faith in our ability to effect change?" - Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis Quotes
"Many a revolution started with the actions of a few. Only 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence. A few hanging together can lead a nation to change." - Wynton Marsalis
