Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz
Lee Konitzis an American jazz composer and alto saxophonist who was born in Chicago, Illinois...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSaxophonist
Date of Birth13 October 1927
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
player should-have jam
I always felt as a horn player, a jam session wasn't satisfying enough for me. I should have been a rhythm section player, actually.
simple years play
After playing now for 60 years, it's still very challenging for me to play a simple melody and have it clean and touch the reed at the proper time in the proper way.
music player influence
Benny Goodman was one of the big influences as a clarinet player. That's why I wanted the clarinet.
music play long
As long as there are people trying to play music in a sincere way, there will be Jazz.
music play results
I'd like to feel that whatever I play is a result of whatever I've heard.
music firsts sound
Sound is the first thing that we tune into.
listening jazz classical-music
I listen to classical music very much. There's a lot of jazz that I don't enjoy listening to.
real names doing-me
Names and theoretical things don't occur to me. If they do, I'm not doing my real playing mode.
double-standard saxophone instruments
I understood that if I wanted to work, the saxophone was the main instrument. The clarinet was what we call a double.
new-york kids player
Bernstein grew up in my building in New York. He's a very, very fine player. When he was a kid, he came by to find out what was going on in the world of jazz.
indian havens indian-music
I love Indian music very much, but I haven't studied that specifically.
doe way musician
In some ways Lester Young is the most complex rhythmically of any musician. He does some things which are just phenomenal.
It's very demanding to make up your own music.
meaningful goal tone
That's kind of my goal: to build a new row of meaningful tones.