I played in school jazz bands and tried to start rock bands, but nobody was interested. — Courtney Barnett Copy Share Image
In high school I was a jazz nerd, listened to a lot of Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk and stuff like that.… — Bill Orcutt Copy Share Image
People recommended that I didn't sing at the school as a jazz major. So I sang and produced on my own time,… — Dennis Lloyd Copy Share Image
I wasn't very aware of pop music because I attended an arts school. For me, it was all about jazz. — Norah Jones Copy Share Image
I was a jazz major in high school, in an all-jazz band. No matter what I do, it features my musical influences. — Wyclef Jean Copy Share Image
It's the old-school jazz mentality that I connect with the most. I dig the idea of the seeker, the guy who's always… — Flying Lotus Copy Share Image
I was 16 when I came to New York. I had graduated to a tenor banjo in the school jazz band, and… — Pete Seeger Copy Share Image
I have a difficult relationship with jazz. My parents really love it, and I went to a school where jazz was considered… — Agnes Obel Copy Share Image
I was in every band class I could get in, like after school jazz band and marching band, and that's where I… — Chad Smith Copy Share Image
I'd actually been making my living as an organist with bands since I was probably 15 or 16 years old, and then… — Bobby McFerrin Copy Share Image
In Montreal, there is a friend of mine at school who is a jazz pianist with an amazing voice, and we sort… — Jake Epstein Copy Share Image
There were so many specific things from high school jazz band that I remembered: the conductor searching out people who were out… — Damien Chazelle Copy Share Image
There are great jazz educators that I meet all the time. I met a guy named Paul Luchessi who has a high… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
