“The numerous ecstatic traditions - including free jazz and funk - have all been great inspirations.” InspirationTraditionJazzIncludingEcstaticFunkFree Jazz Author:David First
“I visited New York in '63, intending to move there, but I noticed that what I valued about jazz was being discarded. I ran into `out-to-lunch' free jazz, and the notion that groove was old-fashioned. All around the United States, I could see jazz becoming linear, a horn-player's world. It made me realize that we were not jazz musicians; we were territory musicians in love with all forms of African-American music. All of the musicians I loved were territory musicians, deeply into blues and gospel as well as jazz.” WorldWellsMadeStatesMovingFormRealizingUnitedUnited StatesPlayerNew YorkBecomingMusicianJazzNotionAfrican AmericanRanTerritoryLunchOld FashionedHornsJazz MusicLinearDiscardedGrooveJazz MusicianAmerican MusicAfrican American MusicFree Jazz Author:Joe Sample
“In my teenage years I was as addicted to great pop as I was to free jazz, electronic music, and hardcore blues.” YearsJazzPopsTeenageHardcoreElectronic MusicTeenage YearsFree Jazz Author:Scott Walker
“Jazz isn't dead. It just smells funny.” MusicMusicianJazzSmellRock N RollJazz MusicJazz MusicianFunny MusicJazz RecordsFree Jazz Author:Frank Zappa
“My music is the spiritual expression of what I am — my faith, my knowledge, my being...When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something really good for people, to help humanity free itself from its hangups...I want to speak to their souls.” PeopleWantSoulHelpingSpiritualDesireHumanitySpeakMusicPossibilityExpressionMusic IsJazzJazz MusicianFree Jazz Author:John Coltrane
“Jazz will endure just as long people hear it through their feet instead of their brains.” PeopleLongBrainMusicFeetMusicianJazzEndureJazz MusicJazz MusicianInspirational MusicFunny MusicFamous MusicianClassic MusicMusical LifeWords And MusicHearing MusicFree Jazz Book:Six marches Source: Six marches
“Footballers can be like artists when the mind and body are working as one. It is what Miles Davis does when he plays free jazz - everything pulls together into one intense moment that is beautiful.” MindDoePlayMomentsBodyTogetherBeautifulArtistFootballJazzMilesIntenseMind And BodyFootballerFree JazzIntense Moments Author:Lilian Thuram
“Hearing Marilyn Crispell play solo piano is like monitoring an active volcano. She is one of a very few pianists who rise to the challenge of free jazz.” PlayChallengesJazzHearingActivePianoSoloPianistVolcanoesMonitoringFree Jazz Author:Jon Pareles
“By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't want your daughter to associate with.” MenWantKindMotherMusicMusicianDaughterJazzAssociatesJazz MusicYour DaughterJazz MusicianJazz And BluesFree Jazz Author:Duke Ellington
“I don't want to do free jazz! Because free jazz - which is the musical equivalent of free marketeering - isn't actually free at all. It's just constrained by what your muscles can do.” WantCan DoJazzMusicalMusclesFree Jazz Author:Brian Eno