“For better or for worse, I think my approach to jazz is very traditional, in one sense, but is [also] very out of fashion today. It's about the musicians, and it's about that magic that happens in the moment.” ThinkingMomentsHappensTodayMagicFashionApproachMusicianJazzTraditionalFashion Today Author:Jose James
“I go by the "Miles Davis school of production and band-leading", where you pick the best musicians you can, you provide them with a minimum of direction, and you just let the music happen. I've seen it work time and time again.” HappensSchoolBandMusicianPicksProductionsMilesMinimum Author:Jose James
“For me, the difference between a musician reading an arrangement on a piece of paper, and them closing their eyes and listening to what's happening around them and responding to it, is huge.” EyeReadingDifferencesPiecesHugeListeningPaperMusicianHappeningsArrangementsClosingResponding Author:Jose James
“There used to be a club in new york called Bradley's - I've never been there, it closed in the 80's - but I used to study with Junior Mance, and he would tell me about Bradley's. It was a very important place for a generation of jazz musicians in New York. It was really all about pianists there.” ImportantUsedStudyGenerationsNew YorkMusicianJazzClubsUsed To BeJuniorsJazz MusicPianistJazz Musician Author:Jose James