It's always difficult to define what jazz is or what jazz isn't. To me, the only definition that I can think of is it's music where a lot of different elements are played at the same time. The harmonic, the… — David Sanborn Copy Share Image
Jazz music should be inclusive. Smooth jazz to me rules out a certain kind of drama and a certain tension that I think all… — David Sanborn Copy Share
In regard to music, I just think that it's always best to have an attitude of being a perpetual student and always look to… — David Sanborn Copy Share
Its all about finding the right note at the right place and knowing when to leave well enough alone. And that's a lifelong quest. — David Sanborn Copy Share
While St. Louis is technically regarded as part of the Mid-West, it's actually - geographically and emotionally - more part of the South. I… — David Sanborn Copy Share
I have a certain temperament, a disposition that I think lends itself to not playing outside the lines that much. But I do test… — David Sanborn Copy Share
I don't think I'm modest so much as I'm realistic. I know what I can do and what I can't do. I know what… — David Sanborn Copy Share
I'm moved by a lot of different kinds of music, whether it's pop music or R&B or straight-ahead jazz or free or opera or… — David Sanborn Copy Share
I think a valid approach to being a musician is to take all of the experience of your life and filter it through your… — David Sanborn Copy Share
All the music that I've made in the past I've believed in. I think some of it has been more commercially successful than others,… — David Sanborn Copy Share
Well, I guess my unease with that is... I'm always a little uneasy with that phrase - smooth jazz, as opposed to what? — David Sanborn Copy Share
I think that that's the way the music grows and changes and becomes new and creative and vital. It's by synthesizing elements from all… — David Sanborn Copy Share
I try to do things that keep me interested. And play music that moves me. I like to move around and play in a… — David Sanborn Copy Share
I think that, given a real choice, people would like to hear something interesting, not something bland and right down the middle. — David Sanborn Copy Share
