I grew up in Kansas City from when I was about two years old to my mid-teens. Kansas City at the time… — Eldar Djangirov Kansas city Copy Share Image
My dad would play me all of these records: Miles Davis records, John Coltrane records, Bill Evans records, a lot of jazz… — Eldar Djangirov Coltrane Copy Share Image
I had an opportunity to start going around the world when I was about 18 years old. So, I did. That's one… — Eldar Djangirov Around the world Copy Share Image
Basically, my mother is a piano teacher, and she actually teaches piano at Yamaha School of Music today. She's a really, really… — Eldar Djangirov Education Copy Share Image
When I was four, I started taking lessons from my mom. That's pretty much how I started. — Eldar Djangirov Mom Copy Share Image
I started playing classical music, and I still do. I think music ultimately is kind of on a theoretical level, is about… — Eldar Djangirov Classical music Copy Share Image
As far as the people that have inspired me, they're the people that I have played with the most. For example, the… — Eldar Djangirov Bass player Copy Share Image
Hearing Oscar Peterson was something that resonated within me. There are so many musicians I've been fortunate to play with. The people… — Eldar Djangirov Inspiration Copy Share Image
The main thing about the word jazz, is that it's very limiting to what people are doing. — Eldar Djangirov Jazz Copy Share Image
My dad, was, by trade, he had a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering. He's a huge, huge jazz fan. He used to travel… — Eldar Djangirov Dad Copy Share Image
Music is a thing where, the more vocabulary you gather, the more you can express yourself. — Eldar Djangirov Express yourself Copy Share Image
"Jazz" to begin with, is a really bad word... all the true musicians that really play jazz, jazz is the worst word… — Eldar Djangirov Bad word Copy Share Image
I'd rather call it "instrumental creative music," especially the music that I've been doing. If a person would hear that music, they… — Eldar Djangirov Creative Copy Share Image
My mom was a musician, and my dad had this passion for music. That's kind of how a lot of their relationship… — Eldar Djangirov Dad Copy Share Image
