I always felt as a horn player, a jam session wasn't satisfying enough for me. I should have been a rhythm section… — Lee Konitz Copy Share Image
I listen to classical music very much. There's a lot of jazz that I don't enjoy listening to. — Lee Konitz Copy Share Image
I always felt as a horn player, a jam session wasn't satisfying enough for me. I should have been a rhythm section player, actually. — Lee Konitz Copy Share Image
I have been able to get a small audience. It's not the huge audience, but it's enough to make it possible to play. I… — Lee Konitz Copy Share Image
I could stop and say, Well that was a D minor, G seven, but I really don't want to know that. I just want… — Lee Konitz Copy Share Image
Labels don't mean anything to me. I'm trying to play as passionately as I'm able to. If they want to call that cool, that's… — Lee Konitz Copy Share Image
Out of Coltrane's whole history, there are things which I think are great from all the periods. — Lee Konitz Copy Share Image
We all learn from each other, and I never really hung out with guys in that way, so I missed out. — Lee Konitz Copy Share Image
Benny Goodman was one of the big influences as a clarinet player. That's why I wanted the clarinet. — Lee Konitz Copy Share Image
I just completed a tour in Europe. I played every night. This requires traveling some days for six hours in a van or a… — Lee Konitz Copy Share Image
