"A beat is a moment in the life…" — Wynton Marsalis
"A beat is a moment in the life a groove."
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130 Quotes by Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis has 130 quotes on this site.
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Love is the spiritual essence of what we do. Technique is the manifestation of the preparation and investment as a…
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And that's the soulful thing about playing: you offer something to somebody. You don't know if they'll like it, but…
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Jazz is not just 'Well, man, this is what I feel like playing.' It's a very structured thing that comes…
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Music is always for the listener, but the first listener is always the musician
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The first jazz musician was a trumpeter, Buddy Bolden, and the last will be a trumpeter, the archangel Gabriel.
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I think that virtuosity is the first sign of morality in a musician. It means you're serious enough to practice.
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As long as there is democracy, there will be people wanting to play jazz because nothing else will ever so…
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I always read all these books about the slaves. My mother is very educated. My father would talk to us…
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New Orleans had a great tradition of celebration. Opera, military marching bands, folk music, the blues, different types of church…
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Louis Armstrong is jazz. He represents what the music is all about.
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Blues is like the roux in a gumbo. People ask me if jazz always has the blues in it. I…
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I hope it might help players have confidence in our own ways, and not to be afraid of them, as…
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One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork.
— Edward Abbey
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I was always a good student. I wasn't the A-plus student, but I studied really hard, and I probably had…
— Tyra Banks
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Every time I wake up, I see myself like somebody beat me up.
— Javier Bardem
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If somebody hits you with an object you should beat the hell out of them.
— Charles Barkley
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Unlike curing cancer or heart disease, we already know how to beat hunger: food.
— Mario Batali
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The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest while there is a single…
— Mary McLeod Bethune
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One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.
— Josh Billings
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As an actress we don't beat one another. It's whoever's right for the part.
— Juliette Binoche
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I wasn't real quick, and I wasn't real strong. Some guys will just take off and it's like, whoa. So…
— Larry Bird
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I never do any album to beat it. I do it to extend it.
— Mary J. Blige
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Never mind what others do; do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day, and you are…
— William J. H. Boetcker
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If Shaw and Einstein couldn't beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
— Mel Brooks
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