“There was a period which I refer to as the 'Golden Age of Jazz,' which sort of encompasses the middle Thirties through the Sixties, we had a lot of great innovators, all creating things which will last the world for a long, long time.” WorldLongAgeLastsMiddlePeriodsCreatingLong TimeJazzGoldenSixtyInnovatorsGolden AgeCreating Things Author:Sonny Rollins
“Europeans really provided many venues over there and hailed the jazz artists, and a lot of musicians went over there and stayed over there for a long time. A lot of them moved over there, lived over there, and died over there.” LongArtistMusicianLong TimeDiedMovedJazzVenues Author:Sonny Rollins
“Around age 11 or 12, I started playing jazz bass. From there, I went to electric bass and then guitar, which I kept up for a long time.” LongAgeLong TimeJazzGuitarElectricBassPlaying Jazz Author:Joshua Roman