#music

Do you think Duke Ellington didn't listen to Debussy? Louis Armstrong loved opera, did you know that? Name me a jazz pianist who wasn't influenced by European music! ↗

— Dave Brubeck

#debussy #did #duke #duke ellington #ellington

Jazz stands for freedom. It's supposed to be the voice of freedom: Get out there and improvise, and take chances, and don't be a perfectionist - leave that to the classical musicians. ↗

— Dave Brubeck

#classical #freedom #get #improvise #jazz

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

#getting #gig #jazz #jazz musician #life

When I was first aware that I couldn't read music I didn't know I couldn't read because I could play the music that was in front of me. ↗

— Dave Brubeck

#because #could #first #front #i

I seldom play in a trio, but acoustic music is likely to be lighter, quicker, and quieter. ↗

— Bill Bruford

#i #lighter #likely #music #play

If you think about it, everything we do in life is set to some kind of music. ↗

— Peabo Bryson

#everything #kind #life #music #set

The academic area of new music or modern music festivals is not something which attracts me at all. ↗

— Gavin Bryars

#area #attracts #festivals #me #modern

Every significant event that takes place in our lives is set to some kind of music. ↗

— Peabo Bryson

#every #kind #lives #music #our

Somehow in the 20th Century an idea has developed that music is an activity or skill which is not comprehensible to the man in the street. This is an arrogant assertion and not necessarily a true one. ↗

— Gavin Bryars

#activity #arrogant #assertion #century #comprehensible

The project which we developed, however, was for a sound piece and I was initially curious that a sculptor should be interested in working with a musician, especially on a project for radio. ↗

— Gavin Bryars

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