MJF's Interview with
SCOTT STEED
Artists Who Influenced
Christian McBride
"My tip for young bass players is to know your role, understand your role, and relish in your role which is to provide support for the other people in the band." - Christian McBride
John Patitucci
"I write all year round, every year. I write classical commissions. I write tunes. I write pieces for piano. I just write as much as I can, within my crazy schedule. I try to remain a work in progress as a composer, trying to compose and expand." - John Patitucci
Milt Hinton
Scott Colley
"I saw a lot of people who were really listening, and were really present, and were not letting their egos block new ideas." - Scott Colley discussing music students in an interview.
Stanley Clarke
“I live a different way today. I have a family, and they are a priority for me. These days, I no longer wake up in the morning and worry if my bass is tuned properly and practice for hours and hours on end. I don't perform as much, but when I do, there's such magic to working in front of a live audience.” - Stanley Clarke
Kenny Burrell
“I strive for honesty in playing what I feel.” - Kenny Burrell
Ray Brown
"Well, jazz is to me, a complete lifestyle. It's bigger than a word. It's a much bigger force than just something that you can say. It's something that you have to feel. It's something that you have to live." - Ray Brown
Charlie Haden
"In the midst of creating, a person is raised to another level of consciousness that doesn't have that much to do with everyday thinking. It's as if you could imagine life before there were words." - Charlie Haden
Miles Davis
"Bebop was about change and evolution. It wasn't about standing still and being safe." - Miles Davis
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