Branford Marsalis
Branford Marsalis
Branford Marsalisis an American saxophonist, composer and bandleader. While primarily known for his work in jazz as the leader of the Branford Marsalis Quartet, he also performs frequently as a soloist with classical ensembles and has led the group Buckshot LeFonque...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSaxophonist
Date of Birth26 August 1960
CityBreaux Bridge, LA
CountryUnited States of America
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We have more faith in the music than the people at major labels have. I'm always thinking of ways to enhance the music and the way we think about it.
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Jazz is so incestuous that it's starting to kill itself.
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So much of Jazz doesn't have an audience other than music students or musicians.
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My job is to write songs that have emotional meaning to me.
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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.
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What is jazz? It, It's almost like asking, What is French? Jazz is a musical language. It's a musical dialect that actually embodies the spirit of America.
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You don't know what you like, you like what you know. In order to know what you like, you have to know everything.
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Pop doesn't really look back. It can't. What makes pop work is simplicity.
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There's a certain kind of motion and pacing that our music has, and this just doesn't have that. We just kind of rushed to the conclusion of most of the songs. I just would've preferred to done them over.
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Now that we've actually stepped it up to the point where we're playing really sophisticated music, it's very difficult for people to follow.
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My dad was a musician, it was just what he did, like another guy's dad drives a meat truck. Our house was normal. We weren't taken with the fact our dad was a musician.
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Everybody talks about finding your voice. Do your homework and your voice will find you.
We all played bad before we played good.
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There's not one Tin Pan Alley song on my record.