#jazz music

The worst thing about the life of a jazz musician on the road is getting to the gig. Once you're there and playing, it's marvelous. ↗

— Dave Brubeck

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I played Big Band jazz music. I wasn't into rock and roll. I was just there because it was a living. I surprised everyone. I'm still surprising people. ↗

— Bobby Vinton

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Orchestras are not used to playing the kind of stuff jazz musicians like to play. It requires a lot of rehearsal and recording time, so it's much easier to do on a synth or sampler. So, we came up with that idea. ↗

— Eberhard Weber

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A jazz musician is a juggler who uses harmonies instead of oranges. ↗

— Benny Green

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Coltrane would do what you'd get a Roland Pro Tools module to do but with a group of jazz musicians. ↗

— Colin Greenwood

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Growing up, I was very much interested in jazz music. ↗

— Jan Hammer

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If I am playing any music at all it is jazz music. ↗

— Ginger Baker

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It is rare that even a jazz musician finds an individual voice. ↗

— David Baker

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So the whole basis for jazz music is based on the fact that the bass player could not play his instrument. ↗

— Miroslav Vitous

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One of the things that's clear to me from interviews that I've read is that the more popular successful jazz musicians had audiences above and beyond the music community. ↗

— Branford Marsalis

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