Band Quote by Kurt Elling

It is really refreshing to hear a big band that has the ability to execute ensemble passages with swing and precision while retaining a…

— John Patitucci

I like having a big band because it gives you more options. They can always not play and I can do the quiet stuff,…

— Samuel Ervin Beam

I enjoy playing with a big band occasionally, but it's too restricting; you really don't have a chance to stretch out and do what…

— Art Pepper

Sometimes, for bands, everything just happens too fast.

— Alex Scally

By the time you get to your sixth record, some of the benefits of being in a band are grander than ever, but some…

— Josh Homme

Sometimes the band can't fully hear your fill, so they come in differently. So I've also learned not to really step out too much,…

— John Otto

Being such a big band is never a problem but it can be distracting.

— Chris Martin

One of the things you do in a band is the more you stay together, the more you play to your strengths.

— Craig Finn

One of the things I've always personally tried to stress with this band was to have some kind of visual aspect and to be…

— Peter Steele

Nothing surpasses my performances with small bands, especially with Charlie Parker. A small band doesn't forestall creativity.

— Dizzy Gillespie

But I like the small places myself. I mean, you know you can really feel it, and for me the music just goes really…

— Pegi Young

As you do with any band you're in, you get to know everyone too well all too soon. When you're crammed into a small…

— Henry Rollins