MJF's Interview with
HIROMI UEHARA
Artists Who Influenced
Chick Corea
“The important thing is to play from your heart.” - Chick Corea @ MJF/52
Vladimir Horowitz
"Never be afraid to dare." - Vladimir Horowitz
Oscar Peterson
You not only have to know your own instrument, you must know the others and how to back them up at all times. That's jazz. - Oscar Peterson
Keith Jarrett
”Usually if I have an idea it locks me in its little room and keeps me there unless I get rid of it before I put my hands on a keyboard.” - Keith Jarrett
Herbie Hancock
"The instrument is a mechanical thing. What I want to project is music which is human, it transcends the instrument." - Herbie Hancock @ MJF/54
Ahmad Jamal
"The quickest way to become troubled is to be concerned with what people are gonna say about your life and your work." - Ahmad Jamal
Errol Garner
"I love it. When they stop imitating me then I'll start wondering where I'm going wrong. Every day when I sit down to play, I learn something new.” - Errol Garner
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