“I remember the first time I was booked into a jazz club. I was scared to death. I'm not a jazz artist. So I got to the club and spotted this big poster saying, 'Richie Havens, folk jazz artist.' Then I'd go to a rock club and I'm billed as a 'folk rock performer' and in the blues clubs I'd be a 'folk blues entertainer.'” FirstsBigsRememberArtistRocksHavensFirst TimeJazzFolksScaredClubsPerformersEntertainersPosters Author:Richie Havens
“I don't know if the music moves forward anymore. I haven't heard anything for years - except refinement - coming out of the jazz world.” IfsKnowsWorldYearsMovingHeardHavensJazzMoving ForwardComing OutRefinement Author:Paul Smoker
“There are any number of players with extensive jazz backgrounds who haven't been able to fit into other styles," "It all boils down to taste, to playing what's appropriate for the context in which you're working.” AbleNumbersPlayerStyleHavensFitTasteJazzBackgroundsAppropriate Author:Larry Carlton
“Around middle school I studied jazz guitar and ended up playing in a jazz band for a bit. But, after high school, I haven't even touched a guitar.” SchoolBitsMiddleHavensBandHigh SchoolJazzGuitarTouchedMiddle SchoolAfter High SchoolJazz BandLife After High School Author:Mike Tucker