“Symphony musicians are not trained in improvising, certainly not in a jazz style.” StyleMusicianJazzSymphonyImprovising Author:Gunther Schuller
“My whole childhood was filled with classical music and going to concerts of the New York Philharmonic and other New York ensembles and organizations, but interestingly, I didn't become conscious of wanting to be a musician until I was about 11. I was a rather late starter.” WholeChildhoodNew YorkLateMusicianConsciousOrganizationFilledConcertsClassical MusicEnsembleStarters Author:Gunther Schuller
“I wanted to be an artist, but at age 11, somehow all this musical knowledge and information and love for music that I had came out, and then suddenly it was very clear that I wanted to be a musician of some sort.” AgeWantedArtistClearInformationMusicianAnd LoveMusicalKnowledge And Information Author:Gunther Schuller
“After the war, once the bop revolution had taken hold, there were all kinds of young musicians, talented young musicians, who were ready for this fusion of classical and jazz.” KindWarYoungTakenReadyRevolutionMusicianJazzAll KindsFusionBops Author:Gunther Schuller
