MJF's Interview with
KERRY MARSH
Artists Who Influenced
Julia Dollison
"Make it a habit to listen and be open minded." - Julia Dollison
Kenny Wheeler
"I think I'm doing the same as I was thirty years ago. I'm still trying to find soppy romantic melodies mixed with a bit of chaos. That's what I've always done, I think. It is not really a question of moving forward." - Kenny Wheeler
Kurt Elling
"I don't know how you can be a jazz person or a music lover and not pay what attention your mind can pay to Trane. He was a searcher. He was going for that which is beyond music. He was going for expression of soul and investigation of soul, and music was his tool to investigate his own soul." - Kurt Elling speaking of John Coltrane
Vince Mendoza
"When I'm composing any music, it all starts from improvisations, and then the end result is that it inspires improvisation. That's how I think I can reconcile myself to being a composer in a medium that's not supposed to too composed." - Vince Mendoza
Miles Davis
"Bebop was about change and evolution. It wasn't about standing still and being safe." - Miles Davis
Pat Metheny
"Listening is the key to everything good in music." Pat Metheny
Wayne Shorter
"What's needed is the experience in dealing outside of the safe zones of life." - Wayne Shorter
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