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“I will never again play anything that does not have social significance. We American jazz musicians of African descent have proved beyond all doubt that we are master musicians of our instruments. Now what we have to do is employ our skill to tell the dramatic story of our people and what we've been through.”

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Author:Max Roach

“I grew up in church. That's how most young African American musicians learn how to perform. You could be six years old and playing organ or drums in front of thousands or hundreds of people.”

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Author:Robert Glasper

“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.”

“It's a great thing about being a musician; you don't stop until the day you die, you can improve. So it's a wonderful thing to do.”

“I started to study the flute in 1951. The flute has been utilized by African-American musicians as far back as the early Twenties. If you take a look at some of the old pictures of Chick Webb, then you will see the flute right there on the bandstand among the woodwinds.”

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Author:Yusef Lateef

“I'm African American, I'm a lot of other things, a musician and an artist. But that woman part holds the most pain for me. And therefore, obviously, the most lessons.”

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Author:India.Arie

“The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.”

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Author:B. B. King

“Don't play the saxophone. Let it play you.”

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Author:Charlie Parker

“Every day I feel is a blessing from God. And I consider it a new beginning. Yeah, everything is beautiful.”

“Don't let the same dog bite you twice.”

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Book:Chuck Berry: The Autobiography

Source: Chuck Berry: The Autobiography

“The Civil Rights for Musicians Act is about economic justice for African American artists. It's about what's right. And it's about time.”

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Author:Dionne Warwick