MJF's Interview with
GEORGE STONE
Artists Who Influenced
Bob Mintzer
"An aspiring student of jazz should learn the language of jazz in the name of developing your vocabulary -- and there are many components in this process." - Bob Mintzer
Gerry Mulligan
"I like what I hear other guys doing, but the thing that really attracts me is melodic playing." - Gerry Mulligan
James Miley
"One of the hardest things for me to learn as a composer was to let go of my music while I was in the process of writing it. If you get too attached to the notes you are writing, it becomes very difficult to change anything that needs to be changed in order to make the piece better." - James Miley
Dave Grusin
“Even something that sounds so simplistic in its final version, I promise you, is full of doubt and angst in trying to get there.” - Dave Grusin
Bob Brookmeyer
"You give a musician freedom by helping them play well." - Bob Brookmeyer
Thad Jones
"The entire production is reflective of what I remember about Louis. But they are not merely mirror images. They are representative impressions of the man’s entire being." - Thad Jones on composing 'Suite for Pops'.
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