"What is jazz? It, It's almost like asking,……" — Branford Marsalis
"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 spirit of America."
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40 Quotes by Branford Marsalis
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- A lot of musicians have a tough time hearing what we're doing in a trio format.
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- I gave up my base in popular culture when I left the Tonight Show.
- I like to make records sound good. I'm more like a reducer than a producer. If an artist cannot produce…
- I think that if you keep banging at the door all you need is a little foothold, a little tiny…
- If I were like a lot of other people, then it wouldn't be fun; but since I'm like me, it's…
- If it's not going to sound like Terrapin Station, what's the point of playing Terrapin Station?
- If you listen to a lot of the songs that are popular now, there's very little melody in there. People…
- We have something that is unique. We have our craft. We have our art. We have our desire.
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