I love the sounds of Latin jazz, R&B, hip-hop, alternative, all that stuff. I'm a radio kid. — Mario Vazquez Copy Share Image
I played in school jazz bands and tried to start rock bands, but nobody was interested. — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
I got into trad jazz, then modern jazz, then avant-garde jazz, between the ages of 16 to 18. — Roy Harper Copy Share Image
Clifford Brown was in the jazz circles considered to be probably the greatest trumpet player who ever lived. — Herb Alpert Copy Share Image
There are no natural barriers. It's all music. It's either hip or it ain't. — Lee Morgan Copy Share Image
Improvisation is the ability to create something very spiritual, something of one's own. — Sonny Rollins Copy Share Image
I'm into the old school. I listen to rock, soft rock, jazz, old school R&B. — Biz Markie Copy Share Image
One of the most important functions of jazz has been to encourage a hope for freedom, for people living in situations of… — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
I'm not really a country singer, although I did make a couple albums and love its simple, straight-from-the-heart approach, but I have… — Dinah Shore Copy Share Image
My audience went, 'Wait, why is she singing jazz? What's going on?' And then they went, 'Oh, because she can. Because she… — Lady Gaga Copy Share Image
There comes a time when you've toured a ton, and a time to be inspired again. Listen to awesome jazz records that… — Kurt Vile Copy Share Image
My mother grew up strong. She was a charismatic leader among her peers, staging plays, organizing projects, raising money for charity; she… — Anand Giridharadas Copy Share Image
I think what we need is a more welcoming mode from the people who put on a hundred million country-western shows on… — Sonny Rollins Copy Share Image
A young tenor player was complaining to me that Coleman Hawkins made him nervous. Man, I told him Hawkins was supposed to… — Cannonball Adderley Copy Share Image
Before I start, I create a set list that I listen to while I'm writing. For 'Intimate Apparel,' I loaded Erik Satie,… — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
If I want to do an orchestral record, if I want to do an acoustic record, if I want to do a… — Steven Wilson Copy Share Image
When I was studying at Berklee, I got the feeling I couldn't play the [guitar] at all, because I could not use… — Gabor Szabo Copy Share Image
I feel myself trying to be charming, and then I realize I’m obviously trying to be charming, and then I try to… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
We tried the first evening to go down Division Street and Rush Street, but we couldn't get in anywhere because they didn't… — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
As far as piano players are concerned, Oscar Peterson is my very favorite. I also like McCoy Tyner. I think that the… — Nina Simone Copy Share Image
The concept of what I want to do as an artist has not changed at all. When I was seven years old,… — Grace Kelly Copy Share Image
Recording in Nashville was absolutely essential to get the sound, the musicians, the atmosphere, the warmth... There are just cult places like… — Roch Voisine Copy Share Image
“I started going to jazz clubs in New York when I was twelve or thirteen, first with my older cousins Mike and… — Donald Fagen Copy Share Image
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