#jazz musician

I've been around jazz and jazz musicians most of my life. ↗

— Kenneth Rexroth

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A jazz musician is a juggler who uses harmonies instead of oranges. ↗

— Benny Green

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Eclecticism is the word. Like a jazz musician who creates his own style out of the styles around him, I play by ear. ↗

— Ralph Ellison

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The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician. ↗

— Louis Armstrong

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You know, it's funny... when you're making money, people don't think you're playing jazz. Now when you're not making money, people think that you're a good jazz musician. ↗

— Pete Fountain

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Jazz is the last refuge of the untalented. Jazz musicians enjoy themselves more than anyone listening to them does. ↗

— Tony Wilson

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In my view a jazz musician is a great musician. ↗

— Michael Parkinson

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I can show you that I have played with just about every jazz musician, every African musician, every blues musician. It's not like I'm cashing in on a false concept. This is what I do. ↗

— Carlos Santana

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Orchestras are not used to playing the kind of stuff jazz musicians like to play. It requires a lot of rehearsal and recording time, so it's much easier to do on a synth or sampler. So, we came up with that idea. ↗

— Eberhard Weber

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It is rare that even a jazz musician finds an individual voice. ↗

— David Baker

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