MJF's Interview with
RAY DRUMMOND
Artists Who Influenced
Bill Evans
"Intuition has to lead knowledge, but it can't be out there alone." - Bill Evans
Miles Davis
"Bebop was about change and evolution. It wasn't about standing still and being safe." - Miles Davis
Charles Mingus
“I always wanted to be a spontaneous composer.” - Charles Mingus
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
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
Shelly Manne
“We never play anything the same way once.” - Shelly Manne
Thelonious Monk
"What you don't play can be more important than what you do." - Thelonious Monk
Wayne Shorter
"What's needed is the experience in dealing outside of the safe zones of life." - Wayne Shorter
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