MJF's Interview with
PETER MARTIN
Artists Who Influenced
Miles Davis
"Bebop was about change and evolution. It wasn't about standing still and being safe." - Miles Davis
Thelonious Monk
"What you don't play can be more important than what you do." - Thelonious Monk
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
McCoy Tyner
“The reason for longevity is truth and honesty, and I think we that we possessed that and it manifested itself in our art form.” - McCoy Tyner
Recommended Recordings
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