Above and beyond Quote by Branford Marsalis

“One of the things that's clear to me from interviews that I've read is that the more popular successful jazz musicians had audiences above and beyond the music community.” quote by Branford Marsalis — Download Open image

“One of the things that's clear to me from interviews that I've read is that the more popular successful jazz musicians had audiences above and beyond the music community.”

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You hear it in your brain. Whatever makes sense. Some songs work well as quartet songs, sometimes they don't.

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That's kind of like how jazz is sometimes. You're out there predicting the future, and no one believes you.

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If I were like a lot of other people, then it wouldn't be fun; but since I'm like me, it's okay.

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The biggest problem with American music right now, is that kids don't listen. They come by it honestly, Americans don't listen anyway. When people…

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What is jazz? It, It's almost like asking, What is French? Jazz is a musical language. It's a musical dialect that actually embodies the…

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Everybody talks about finding your voice. Do your homework and your voice will find you.

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I'm not going to play funk licks on a jazz album. That makes no sense.

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Pop doesn't really look back. It can't. What makes pop work is simplicity.

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