Everyone Quote by Adrian Belew

I love working with the quartet. I have more freedom and flexibility.

— Boz Scaggs

The Quartets have been a major part of my work.

— Elliott Carter

A good quartet is like a good conversation among friends interacting to each other's ideas.

— Stan Getz

The great thing about string quartets is the players are kind of like family. They work really well as a unit, so you can…

— Terry Riley

I'm a big fan of power trios where there's only three instruments.

— Jeff Ament

People like the idea of the trio and so I did mostly trio.

— Jimmy Smith

I've never had a band with more than 3 people (meaning only two string players), so I love having the ability for 3-part polyphony.

— Colin Marston

My favorite lineup is just a trio, because then every night you can improvise and change the repertoire. Keyboards and brass can be great,…

— Rory Gallagher

I feel like the songs that I write are best when they are performed by an ensemble, rather than by one solo instrument.

— Thalia Zedek

Once a month I play with a chamber music quartet. I play almost no solo music anymore because I so enjoy the interaction. The…

— Condoleezza Rice

I build duets into bigger works. I like to see people working together. What we call a giant solo in my company is about…

— Mark Morris

I think different musical collaborators bring out different qualities in my songs and I like that.

— Conor Oberst