Many an American jazz musician has been beguiled by the lush melodies and sumptuous rhythms of Brazilian music, but Peter Sprague has… — Andrew S. Gilbert Copy Share Image
My brothers came home with country, jazz, everything... it was always very normal to me to make any type of music. It… — Labrinth Copy Share Image
One thing that sticks in my mind is that jazz means freedom and openness. It's a music that, although it developed out… — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
Whether I do jazz or R&B, there are always complaints. I would just listen to the complaints about what I do instead… — Ledisi Copy Share Image
For me personally - because I do it myself - the scoring of a picture is fun. I edit the picture and… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
Our approach is more the jazz approach, where you learn to play your instrument as well as you can, develop your craft,… — Butch Trucks Copy Share Image
People always ask, "Why jazz?" and I'm like "Why not?" It's kind of like asking Seurat, "Why so many dots?" I imagine… — Melody Gardot Copy Share Image
I think L.A. has one of the most innovative and forward-thinking jazz scenes in the world. New York definitely has the volume… — Kamasi Washington Copy Share Image
When I was nine years old, I started playing guitar, and I took classical guitar lessons and studied music theory. And played… — Moby Copy Share Image
I was lucky enough to grow up in an era when radio was less formatted. It was really special. You could hear… — Todd Rundgren Copy Share Image
Working with Monk brought me close to a musical architect of the highest order. I felt I learned from him in every… — John Coltrane Copy Share Image
“As I’ve said before, “the Mod generation”, contrary to popular belief, was not born in even 1958, but in the 1920s after… — Ruadhán J. McElroy Copy Share Image
I love so many different types of music - hard rock, bebop, jazz fusion, R&B. And I've loved meeting and painting so… — Peter Max Copy Share Image
I was interested in Armstrong to begin with because he is the most important figure in Jazz in the 20th Century. There's… — Terry Teachout Copy Share Image
Before I became a writer, I was running a jazz bar in the center of Tokyo, which means that I worked in… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
When her muzzle grew more white than brown, the chipmunk forgot that she and the squirrel had had nothing to talk about.… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
My grandma was a church organist for 40 years, and she got me into jazz music and great songwriters, Harold Arlen, George… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
Dealing with Jazz at Lincoln Center and its board of directors, who are so great, and then seeing how these Rock Hall… — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
Obviously the music I listened to growing up helped create my musical pallet. My parents were into pop, soul, disco, RNB, Latin,… — Jonas Blue Copy Share Image
Bruges is a beautiful medieval city almost untouched by time. If you like jazz, you will be well catered for. If you… — James Frain Copy Share Image
I tried to download a jazz album this week and ended up getting some tracks four times, some once, some three times;… — Neil Warnock Copy Share Image
Don't believe that jazz about there's nothing you can do, "turn on and drop out, man" - because you've got to turn… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I can't stand to sing the same song the same way two nights in succession. If you can, then it ain't music,… — Billie Holiday Copy Share Image
Ramps have been employed to look in the bins along the marathon route in London for suspicious packages. They will be paid… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I've gotten bored with jazz to the point where I wouldn't mind something bad happening. Slapping hurts, but at some point it'll… — Robert Glasper Copy Share Image
From the food to the Mardi Gras Indians to the brass bands and the second liners parading through the street, Jazz Fest… — Trombone Shorty Copy Share Image
I have a huge record and cd collection of all kinds of great classical, jazz and all music but I find the… — Aaron Zigman Copy Share Image
Life is too full of distractions nowadays. When I was a kid we had a little Emerson radio and that was it.… — Stan Getz Copy Share Image
Because we grew up in Australia, to find information about a lot of blues guys, I used to go to the library… — Angus Young Copy Share Image
You can be up to your boobies in white satin, with gardenias in your hair and no sugar cane for miles, but… — Billie Holiday Copy Share Image
Sure, I could have lots of people who do the cooking, the driving, all that jazz - but I would be unhappy.… — Kate Winslet Copy Share Image
I read an interview with a Japanese freestyle jazz musician once, and he said something like, "Everything I'm going to tell you… — Paul Beatty Copy Share Image
Purple - I mean, the music and the influence and the subliminal touches range from orchestral conversation to jazz to blues and… — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
I've always loved black culture; I don't know any other way to put it. Since I was a kid I loved music… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
The jazz rhythm won't be understood by the bulk of my audience. That's the problem. We can get away with maybe one… — George Benson Copy Share Image
The church we grew up playing at was not one of those churches known for its music, but it was just this… — Thundercat Copy Share Image
I have met some very strange people and some very strange cats - and I'm not talking about jazz greats. I'm talking… — Robin Leach Copy Share Image
I'm not a pop singer; I'm not a jazz singer. And I know I sing like not a whole lot of people… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I work with many jazz artists as Miles Davis, Laughlin, etc.. One of the things all these artists had in common is… — George Duke Copy Share Image
I mix everything up. A museum curator once said to me that there is a great jazz component to the way I… — Iris Apfel Copy Share Image
