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There were bars that began to have acoustic musicians play, it was 1970: Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, America, The Eagles, all that kind of…

— Shawn Colvin

Work in nightclubs was interesting. There were interesting people and places, but by and large, the commercial music experience.

— Pete Seeger

I started out as a pianist and singer in gay and piano bars - they were the only places I could get a job…

— Michael Feinstein

I started in the music business I was first introduced to 1650 Broadway, uh, which was in reality where everything happened in the '60s.

— Al Kooper

We grew up with musicians coming over jamming. We had tons of instruments. So holidays were always like, 50 people would come over, and…

— Elisabeth Moss

I was a kid living in New Jersey, who - I'd wanted to make movies since I was a little kid, so that came…

— Damien Chazelle

So I went into jazz and performed in jazz clubs all over the country.

— Cy Coleman

I started in New Orleans music and played all through the history of jazz.

— Steve Lacy

I had to figure out how to survive in New York, and most of my time was occupied in getting an apartment and getting…

— Wynton Marsalis

I became a radio nut. I loved the afternoon serials, and I got into jazz through the radio. I had a subscription to Down…

— George Carlin

I can't imagine my life without the extraordinary bebop jazz revolution in New York in late '40s and '50s.

— Robert Wyatt

I'm a jazz musician, and I really wanted to not miss an opportunity to have the full connection to jazz.

— Kurt Elling