Christian McBride Quotes

"Had it not been for musicians like Wynton, his brother Branford, Kenny Barron, Bobby Watson and all kinds of guys, taking time out of their busy schedules to come and teach us when we were in high school, I don’t know how serious I would have become about being a jazz musician. So, I totally believe that it’s my duty to give it back." - Christian McBride

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Christian McBride Quotes

"Out of nowhere, I get this commission to write a piece for the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. I remember asking Wynton, “Man, are you sure you want to do this? I’ve never written for a big band before.” He said, “I bet you can do it.” That was my first chance to write for a large ensemble, and that turned out well." - Christian McBride

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Richard Williams Quotes

"If Wynton Marsalis is its creative figure head, then jazz is probably really dead this time." - Richard Williams, British jazz journalist.

Randy Sandke Quotes

"[Wynton] Marsalis does not aspire to be an innovator, no one else is allowed to have new ideas either." - Randy Sandke

Donald Harrison Quotes

"[Marsalis] thinks he is the only one who knows something about this music. I mean, I love that he's doing well and that he's successful at it; just don't put anyone else down." - Donald Harrison

Randy Sandke Quotes

"To date, [Wynton] Marsalis has received a total of nine Grammy Awards; a Pulitzer Prize (the first ever awarded to a jazz musician)... and twenty-nine honorary degrees, including Columbia, Brown, Princeton and Yale; the National Medal of Arts; and numerous awards from other countries." - Randy Sandke

Bill Kohlhaase Quotes

"If Charlie Parker was savior of jazz, Wynton, not the second-coming as claimed, is the anti-Christ." - Bill Kohlhaase, jazz writer.

Wynton Marsalis Quotes

People have taken time out of their day and spent their money to come sit down at a concert. And it's jazz music - it's not easy for them to get to it. I don't want them ever to feel that I'm taking their presence lightly." - Wynton Marsalis

Miles Davis Quotes

"I really liked Wynton [Marsalis] when I first met him. He's still a nice young man, only confused." - Miles Davis

Keith Jarrett Quotes

"I've never heard anything Wynton [Marsalis] played sound like it meant anything at all. Wynton has no voice and no presence. His music sounds like a talented high-school trumpet player to me... he's jazzy the same way someone who drives a BMW is sporty." - Keith Jarrett

Chet Baker Quotes

"Well, if I could play like Wynton [Marsalis], I wouldn’t play like Wynton." - Chet Baker

Ken Burns Quotes

"Wynton told us that Miles sold out, just wanted to make more money, just wanted to sell more records. I don't believe that Miles sold out but I'm not in a position to say." - Ken Burns