Showing posts with label Groups. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Groups. Show all posts
Branford Marsalis Quotes
"Coltrane came to New Orleans one day and he was talking about the jazz scene. And Coltrane mentions that the problem with jazz was that there were too few groups." - Branford Marsalis
Stan Getz Quotes
"I have always given my sidemen room to maneuver. I believe that if the talent is there, it should be heard. I want my sidemen to find themselves because when they do, it helps the group as well."
Chuck Mangione Quotes
"With four people you can create one very strong kind of energy, but if you can get 65 people working together, and swinging together, that's a whole other kind of energy." - Chuck Mangione
Charlie Hunter Quotes
"And then as we played more and more as a trio, it became more and more of a situation where we realized we really knew how to use the fourth member of the group - that space. The thing about the trio is that it's the biggest sound you can have with the smallest unit." - Charlie Hunter
Oscar Peterson Quotes
"You not only have to know your own instrument, you must know the others and how to back them up at all times. That's jazz." - Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson Quotes
"It's the group sound that's important, even when you're playing a solo." - Oscar Peterson
Stan Getz Quotes
"A good quartet is like a good conversation among friends interacting to each other's ideas." - Stan Getz
Chick Corea Quotes
"I enjoy playing the band as the band. I 'be' the whole band and I'm playing the drums, I'm playing the guitar, I'm playing the saxophone. To me, the most wonderful thing about playing music is that." - Chick Corea
Buddy Rich Quotes
"I mean, I think I liked every band I ever played in because each band was different, each band had a different concept, and each band leader was different... different personalities and musical tastes." - Buddy Rich
Branford Marsalis Quotes
"Coltrane came to New Orleans one day and he was talking about the jazz scene. And Coltrane mentions that the problem with jazz was that there were too few groups." - Branford Marsalis
