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Jazz Pianist

Dave Brubeck, an influential American jazz pianist and composer, was born on December 6, 1920, and passed away on December 5, 2012. His musical career spanned over half a century, and he is renowned for his unique musical style and innovative contributions to jazz.

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Famous Dave Brubeck Quotes

“Jazz is about the only form of art existing today in which there is freedom of the individual without the loss of group contact.”

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Author:Dave Brubeck

“There's a way of playing safe, there's a way of using tricks and there's the way I like to play which is dangerously where you're going to take a chance on making mistakes in order to create something you haven't created before.”

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Author:Dave Brubeck

“Damn it, when I'm bombastic, I have my reasons. I want to be bombastic-take it or leave it.”

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Book:Take five: the public and private lives of Paul Desmond

Source: Take five: the public and private lives of Paul Desmond

“Kinship doesn't come from skin color. It's in your soul and your mind.”

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Author:Dave Brubeck

“One of the reasons I believe in jazz is that the oneness of man can come through the rhythm of your heart. It’s the same anyplace in the world, that heartbeat. It’s the first thing you hear when you’re born — or before you’re born — and it’s the last thing you hear.”

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Author:Dave Brubeck

About the Author

Born: December 6, 1920
Died: December 5, 2012
Known for: Jazz Pianist
Quotes: 63

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