MJF's Interview with
SEAN JONES
Artists Who Influenced
Wynton Marsalis
“A beat is a moment in the life of a groove.” - Wynton Marsalis
John Coltrane
"When there's something we think could be better, we must make an effort." - John Coltrane
Miles Davis
"Bebop was about change and evolution. It wasn't about standing still and being safe." - Miles Davis
Count Basie
"If you're going to come up with a new direction or a really new way to do something, you'll do it by just playing your stuff and letting it ride. The real innovators did their innovating by just being themselves." - Count Basie
Freddie Hubbard
"You don't realize at first when you listen to Armstrong's records how great this man was and how hard that Hot Five music was to play. After the experience of reading and playing those parts, I have an even greater respect for Louis Armstrong than before." - Freddie Hubbard
Sonny Rollins
"It's all about creation and surprise. It just needs to be appreciated and watered like flowers. You have to water flowers. These peaks will come again." - Sonny Rollins
Clifford Brown
"Clifford Brown was in the jazz circles considered to be probably the greatest trumpet player who ever lived." - Herb Alpert
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