MJF's Interview with
JOE LOVANO
Artists Who Influenced
Lou Donaldson
"Spontaneous improvisation can be done with any type of music." - Lou Donaldson
Max Roach
“Jazz is a very democratic musical form. It comes out of a communal experience. We take our respective instruments and collectively create a thing of beauty.” - Max Roach
Milt Jackson
“If I’m not saying it in four choruses or less, then I’m not saying it.” - Milt Jackson
Art Blakey
“A name doesn’t make the music. It’s just called that to differentiate it from other types of music.” -Art Blakey
Charlie Parker
"Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art." - Charlie Parker
John Coltrane
"When there's something we think could be better, we must make an effort." - John Coltrane
Miles Davis
"Bebop was about change and evolution. It wasn't about standing still and being safe." - Miles Davis
Dizzy Gillespie
"The sign of a mature musician is knowing what not to play." - Dizzy Gillespie
Sonny Rollins
"It's all about creation and surprise. It just needs to be appreciated and watered like flowers. You have to water flowers. These peaks will come again." - Sonny Rollins
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