MJF's Interview with
KENDRICK SCOTT
Artists Who Influenced
Jack DeJohnette
"Well, I hear the drum set and tune the drum set as a musical instrument, so I tune it in intervals and I also create my own cymbals. I look for a particular sound. I hear overtones and chords in the cymbals as well as the drums. I am hearing orchestrally. I guess one example would be the cymbals are to my drum set what the sustain pedal is on the acoustic piano. So I am hearing colors. I consider myself somebody who colors the music." - Jack DeJohnette
Tony Williams
"I've studied all my musical life, but learning is only good if you do something constructive with it." - Tony Williams
Ed Blackwell
"Neglect your art for a day, and it will neglect you for two." - Ed Blackwell
Miles Davis
"Bebop was about change and evolution. It wasn't about standing still and being safe." - Miles Davis
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