I thought it was time to get a group together and the first person I thought of was Wayne Shorter. I called Wayne and in the meantime, Wayne called me to make an album with him, which was Super Nova. — Miroslav Vitous Copy Share Image
They [the teachers at European conservatories] taught us because they wanted to pass the knowledge on and educate young musicians. It was not because… — Miroslav Vitous Copy Share Image
There is no roles. No one is keeping any roles. The drummer is also answering everybody and everything. So it is a constant conversation… — Miroslav Vitous Copy Share Image
They taught us because they wanted to pass the knowledge on and educate young musicians. It was not because they had to teach because… — Miroslav Vitous Copy Share Image
There was the best teachers from the Czech Philharmonic, highly dedicated people, some of the best musicians in the world passing on the knowledge… — Miroslav Vitous Copy Share Image
But I have returned to one hundred percent playing this year. I am fully back to playing full time. — Miroslav Vitous Copy Share Image
I am more of a solo bass player and he needed somebody who would keep the role. — Miroslav Vitous Copy Share Image
I was pretty much prepared because I was already playing in extremely good ways when I arrived from Europe because I played jazz four… — Miroslav Vitous Copy Share Image
I was very much fascinated with the technology we had that we could edit in the computer our compositions, but all the sounds that… — Miroslav Vitous Copy Share Image
Miles Davis had me play and he hired me the following week and after that, everything broke wide open. — Miroslav Vitous Copy Share Image
I am touring in Europe. I am putting together a trio and a quartet. I am playing solo concerts with my symphonic sounds. I… — Miroslav Vitous Copy Share Image
That was really so upsetting when you are trying to pass on some very serious knowledge and be basically, treated worse than a student… — Miroslav Vitous Copy Share Image
So our ears got used to listening to jazz in the place that it was that the bass player could not play. No one… — Miroslav Vitous Copy Share Image
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