“Science teachers and the mentally ill, that's all Jazz is for.” HumorFunnyTeacherJazzIllMentally IllScience Teacher Author:Noel Fielding
“My father was a teacher, my mama was a community worker, I taught in so many schools. So when you get that experience of how to communicate with younger people, put that hand on them and give them that old-school feeling, the maturity and adult, a lot of our kids just need the feeling of that love, and that's the frame of reference that I teach from and that's the frame of reference that all of our musicians in the Jazz at Lincoln Center.” PeopleNeedsGivingFeelingsHandsKidsSchoolFatherCommunityTeachTeacherTaughtMusicianAdultsJazzWorkersCommunicateMaturityMamaOld SchoolFrame Of ReferenceLincoln Center Author:Wynton Marsalis
“My school music teacher, Al Bennest, introduced me to jazz by playing Louis Armstrong's record of "West End Blues" for me. I found more jazz on the radio, and began looking for records. My paper route money, and later, money I earned working after school in a print shop and a butcher shop went toward buying jazz records. I taught myself the alto saxophone and the drums in order to play in my high school dance band.” EndsPlaySchoolOrderFoundRecordsTeacherChildhoodTaughtBandPaperHigh SchoolJazzWestRadioBuyingShopsPrintAlsRoutesButchersSaxophoneArmstrongAfter SchoolMusic TeacherWest EndJazz Records Author:Bill Crow
“I had a hole in my voice. It's an area in the voice where it's air. It's just - there's no - it's just very airy. And my classical teachers were just so frustrated with me because I would have these deep, low notes that were really strong, and the higher register was strong, but right in that middle area, it was really hard. It was like a passage. And many singers go through this and work it out. But I realized in jazz, I could just take advantage of that and take advantage of having a voice that was very different in different areas.” DifferentHardStrongVoiceTeacherAirMiddleHigherLowsAdvantageAreasJazzNotesSingersI RealizedHolesWorking ItPassagesFrustratedRegisterAiry Author:Cecile McLorin Salvant