In a jazz atmosphere, the audience members were so quiet and respectful of the musicians that you felt you were almost part of a meeting at a church or a temple, where everyone was completely in tune with the sermon… — David Amram Copy Share Image
The first time I heard Ron Whitehead read I felt what I imagine those who heard Abraham Lincoln deliver The Gettysburg Address felt. — David Amram Copy Share Image
When today's generation reads Jack's books or they listen to the music created by some of us, I believe that they see there is… — David Amram Copy Share Image
That by listening to some music, by reading some books, by looking at paintings, and most important by hanging out with one another -… — David Amram Copy Share Image
Esquire, in a July, 1957 issue, has a photograph of me playing the French horn at the Five Spot. — David Amram Copy Share Image
In jazz, you listen to what the bass player is doing and what the drummer is doing, what the pianist and the guitarist is… — David Amram Copy Share Image
In symphonic music, when you are conducting, you do the same thing. You are feeling the whole orchestra, thinking ahead so you can prepare… — David Amram Copy Share Image
We had common interests in the beauty of the French language. We both had a tremendous love of jazz. We shared dreams of getting… — David Amram Copy Share Image
Morley is one of the outstanding voices of her generation, as a singer, songwriter and bandleader she's in a class of her own, transcends… — David Amram Copy Share Image
That is what I did with Jack, and that's why he liked to do the readings with me because he knew I was there… — David Amram Copy Share Image
When you are accompanying someone, you are listening to them the way you listen to a Bach Chorale, where four parts are going on… — David Amram Copy Share Image
Lawrence Ferlinghetti had a tremendous education as an artist and also an enormous knowledge of literarture. — David Amram Copy Share Image
I wish to share and pass down some of my generation's traits, and encourage young people to create their own art, music, and literature. — David Amram Copy Share Image
