People think it is all about country music, and I know a lot of country music has come out of there, but… — Elvis Costello Copy Share Image
My brother had a big band in high school; after that we continued to play together, eventually forming a group called the… — Chuck Mangione Copy Share Image
Most of the stuff I learned to play, I learned in high school. I had a band in high school, a jazz-fusion… — Brian McKnight Copy Share Image
The most important thing about Jazz at Lincoln Center is the fact that it's the first time that perhaps the most important… — Rafael Vinoly Copy Share Image
I'm a jazz musician by education and vocation, but I don't think jazz should [ dictate] what I want to do. — Dave Douglas Copy Share Image
My favorite type of music to sing to would be rock and roll, Tenacious D, Led Zeppelin, some Queen - I love… — Casey Abrams Copy Share Image
I began to realize that some of the things Ornette Coleman had said about things being played three or fours ways, independently… — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
I know I’m an African-American, and I know I play the saxophone, but I’m not a jazz musician. I’m not a classical… — Anthony Braxton Copy Share Image
...people will go for anything they don't understand if it's got enough hype. They want to be hip, want always to be… — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
I can turn on some jazz guitarist, and he won't do a thing for me, if he's not playing electrically. But Jeff… — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share Image
The most important thing I look for in a musician is whether he knows how to listen. — Duke Ellington Copy Share Image
I was devastated. I'm still devastated to this day. When talent like that disappears in a flash, you can't believe it. You… — Helen Merrill Copy Share Image
One of my problems is I'm not really sure if I slot into rock or not. I've always tried to combine world… — Steve Winwood Copy Share Image
I think my knowledge of music theory is rooted in jazz theory, and a lot of the writers of standards - Rodgers… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
My father's rich, my momma's good looking. Right? And I can play the Blues. I've never suffered and don't intend to suffer. — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
Whenever you study composition you inevitably encounter Bach right off the bat. You can't get across the room without running into him… — Howard Roberts Copy Share Image
