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Branford Marsalis Facts
Branford Marsalis Is Born On August 26, 1960
Branford Marsalis Zodiac Sign Is Virgo
Branford Marsalis Zodiac Symbol Is Virgin
Branford Marsalis Chinese Zodiac Element Is Yang Metal
Branford Marsalis Chinese Zodiac Animal Is Rat
Branford Marsalis Occupation Is Musician
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Branford Marsalis Quotes
A lot of musicians have a tough time hearing what were doing in a trio format. - Branford Marsalis Quotes
Coltrane came to New Orleans one day and he was talking about the jazz scene. And Coltrane mentions that the problem with jazz was that there were too few groups. - Branford Marsalis Quotes
Humans are imperfect. Thats one of the reasons that classical and jazz are in trouble. Were on the quest for the perfect performance and every note has to be right. Man, every note is not right in life. - Branford Marsalis Quotes
I gave up my base in popular culture when I left the Tonight Show. - Branford Marsalis Quotes
I like to make records sound good. Im more like a reducer than a producer. If an artist cannot produce themselves, whats the point? - Branford Marsalis Quotes
I suspect that we might actually start selling some records with these artists in about 10 years. Some the people who invested, theyre a little tight-because its a lot of money to start up a company. - Branford Marsalis Quotes
I think that if you keep banging at the door all you need is a little foothold, a little tiny foothold, and then the rest will take care of itself. - Branford Marsalis Quotes
I think that one of the problems that jazz has is that its so incestuous that its starting to kill itself. - Branford Marsalis Quotes
Im not going to play funk licks on a jazz album. That makes no sense. - Branford Marsalis Quotes
If I were like a lot of other people, then it wouldnt be fun; but since Im like me, its okay. - Branford Marsalis Quotes
If its not going to sound like Terrapin Station, whats the point of playing Terrapin Station? - Branford Marsalis Quotes
If you listen to a lot of the songs that are popular now, theres very little melody in there. People love the beat. But to musicians, its melody, because we understand how elusive it is and how hard it is to hold. - Branford Marsalis Quotes
If youre going to use standards as criteria for signing musicians, you can sign thousands. If youre going to use some sort of conceptual interpretation thats based on the tradition of those standards, but is trying to move away from it, youre down to about 10 people or so. - Branford Marsalis Quotes
Its hard to get into Newsweek because, as more of our former intellectual magazines take on a pop focus, if theres no buzz, theres no interest. - Branford Marsalis Quotes
Its something that jazz has gotten away from, and its unfortunate. Players arent physical anymore. - Branford Marsalis Quotes
Jazz fans love Miles and I love him for a myriad of reasons, but the overviews are always too simplistic. - Branford Marsalis Quotes
My dad was a musician, it was just what he did, like another guys dad drives a meat truck. Our house was normal. We werent taken with the fact our dad was a musician. - Branford Marsalis Quotes
Now that weve actually stepped it up to the point where were playing really sophisticated music, its very difficult for people to follow. - Branford Marsalis Quotes
One of the things that I loved about listening to Miles Davis is that Miles always had an instinct for which musicians were great for what situations. He could always pick a band, and that was the thing that separated him from everybody else. - Branford Marsalis Quotes
One of the things thats clear to me from interviews that Ive read is that the more popular successful jazz musicians had audiences above and beyond the music community. - Branford Marsalis Quotes
Pop doesnt really look back. It cant. What makes pop work is simplicity. - Branford Marsalis Quotes
Thats kind of like how jazz is sometimes. Youre out there predicting the future, and no one believes you. - Branford Marsalis Quotes
The biggest problem with American music right now, is that kids dont listen. They come by it honestly, Americans dont listen anyway. When people go to concerts, they say Im going to see... not, Im going to hear. - Branford Marsalis Quotes
The lions share of what I hear right now are people who, intentional or accidental, have avoided all jazz prior to 1960. And all the musicians who were successful in the 60s spent their entire lives, prior to 1960, listening to all the musicians these people avoid. - Branford Marsalis Quotes
The piano is the X factor. People have a tough time following the structures when theres no piano there, spelling it out. It makes it more easily understood, particularly to people who dont know as much about music. - Branford Marsalis Quotes
The whole point is, give me a break with the standards. You go to the average jazz label and suggest a record and they want to know which standards youre going to play. Im saying lets break the formula. - Branford Marsalis Quotes
Theres a certain kind of motion and pacing that our music has, and this just doesnt have that. We just kind of rushed to the conclusion of most of the songs. I just wouldve preferred to done them over. - Branford Marsalis Quotes
Theres not one Tin Pan Alley song on my record. - Branford Marsalis Quotes
We have more faith in the music than the people at major labels have. Im always thinking of ways to enhance the music and the way we think about it. - Branford Marsalis Quotes
We played it as long as we could play it on that CD and I think it might be 50 minutes, maybe. What you have to do is play a couple of songs and then get off the stage because everything that trails it sounds stupid. - Branford Marsalis Quotes
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