“Life is a lot like jazz. It's best when you improvise.” Life IsMusicJazzMusicalJazz MusicMeaningful LifeImprovisationJazz MusicianImprovisingGershwinJazz And LifeJazz And BluesJazz ImprovisationCool JazzJazz Hands Author:George Gershwin
“Louis Armstrong is the master of the jazz solo. He became the beacon, the light in the tower, that helped the rest of us navigate the tricky waters of jazz improvisation.” LightWaterMastersJazzTowersSoloTrickyImprovisationNavigateBeaconsArmstrongJazz Improvisation Author:Ellis Marsalis, Jr.
“Normal adults can doodle, amble, and drift with no need to assess risk, since there is normally no risk at all. Jazz improvisation seems less subject to standards of risk than surgery, and less than much formal athletic performance, as in a tennis match.” NeedsSeemsRiskSubjectsNormalStandardsAdultsPerformancesJazzTennisFormalSurgeryAthleticImprovisationJazz ImprovisationAthletic Performance Author:Ernest Sosa
“Through improvisation, jazz teaches you about yourself. And through swing, it teaches you that other people are individuals too. It teaches you how to coordinate with them.” PeopleIndividualTeachJazzAbout YourselfSwingsImprovisationCoordinatesJazz Improvisation Author:Wynton Marsalis
“Jazz is all about improvisation and it's about the moment in time, doing it this way now, and you'll never do it this way twice. I've studied the masters. Why would I want to play ball after the guys who sit on a bench? I want to play like Michael Jordan.” WayWantPlayMomentsGuyMastersBallsJazzImprovisationJordanBenchesMoments In TimeJazz Improvisation Author:Brian McKnight
“I find Indian music very funky. I mean it's very soulful, with their own kind of blues. But it's the only other school on the planet that develops improvisation to the high degree that you find in jazz music. So we have a lot of common ground.” KindMeanSchoolCommonMusicPlanetsDegreesJazzIndianJazz MusicImprovisationCommon GroundSoulfulFunkyJazz And BluesJazz ImprovisationIndian Music Author:John McLaughlin
“The genius of our country is improvisation, and jazz reflects that. It's our great contribution to the arts.” ArtCountryMusicGeniusJazzOur CountryContributionImprovisationJazz Improvisation Author:Ken Burns
“Improvisation is the ability to talk to oneself.” AbilityMusicJazzMusicalOneselfImprovisationJazz Improvisation Author:Cecil Taylor
“Jazz Improvisation means that practice is not as straightforward as it would be when you simply have a score to play.” MeanPlayWould BeMusicPracticeJazzScoreStraightforwardImprovisationJazz Improvisation Author:Ahmad Jamal
“In Jazz, improvisation isn't a matter of just making any ol' thing up. Jazz, like any language, has its own grammer and vocabulary. There's no right or wrong, just some choices that are better than others.” MatterChoicesLanguageMusicJazzVocabularyImprovisationJazz Improvisation Author:Wynton Marsalis
“I feel that Jazz improvisation is the ultimate. You have to create on the spot, the essence of this music.” FeelsMusicEssenceUltimateJazzSpotsImprovisationJazz Improvisation Author:Sonny Rollins
“And more than anything, I like the improvisation of jazz. That's the same thing with DJ-ing. There's so much improvisation you can do with cuttin' and scratchin' that's reminiscent of jazz music, because it's all about how you feel. You're capturing a vibe and just going with it.” FeelsCan DoMusic IsJazzJazz MusicImprovisationHow You FeelDjsJazz Improvisation Author:DJ Jazzy Jeff
“There are editing procedures for talks just as there are editing procedures in jazz improvisation.” JazzEditingProceduresImprovisationJazz Improvisation Author:David Antin
“Not with the Rochester Philharmonic, but I formed my own orchestra, made up of musicians from the Eastman School, where I'm on the faculty now, direct the Jazz Ensemble and teach improvisation classes.” MadeSchoolMy OwnClassTeachMusicianDirectJazzFacultyOrchestraImprovisationEnsembleRochesterJazz Improvisation Author:Chuck Mangione
“As far as I'm concerned, the essentials of jazz are: melodic improvisation, melodic invention, swing, and instrumental personality.” PersonalityEssentialsConcernedJazzInventionSwingsImprovisationJazz Improvisation Author:Mose Allison
“The only element of jazz that I keep is improvisation.” ElementsJazzImprovisationJazz Improvisation Author:Jan Garbarek