Exciting Quote by Marcus Miller

When I was about seventeen, I had a group called the Young Jazz Giants. We played all originals. When we would finish playing, people…

— Kamasi Washington

My own Brubeck Institute in California is turning out fantastic young jazz players, and I know great things will happen.

— Dave Brubeck

Every violinist has a different style, so it's important to be able to recognise their styles. You don't have to like everyone's style but…

— Ruggiero Ricci

One thing I always say about my mom is we were so poor, but she always made sure that we got whatever we were…

— Janelle James

A lot of my joy this year has been to give away awards to young people, no matter of race, creed or color, because…

— Sally Kirkland

When we listen to improvisational jazz, or solo classical violinists, the way they phrase and inflect melodies feels vocal, like they’re talking to us.…

— Bobby McFerrin

The way you hold the bow, the way that violinists are trained to produce a note, is really different. I'm not an expert in…

— Bruce Molsky

In my youth I wanted to be a concert violinist.

— Lorne Greene

“where do you want to go? Back to violinist. I want to hear songs about suicide.”

— Bethany Griffin

The mastery of one's phonemes may be compared to the violinist's mastery of fingering. The violin string lends itself to a continuous gradation of…

— Willard Van Orman Quine

I knew I could never match my father as a violinist, and there were already four generations of outstanding cellists in the family.

— Leonard Slatkin

My Sims family is called the Cholly family. I don't know why I picked that name, it's kinda of random.

— Gerard Way