There's not one Tin Pan Alley song on my record.

Quote by Branford Marsalis

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It's hard to get into Newsweek because, as more of our former intellectual magazines take...

It's hard to get into Newsweek because, as more of our former intellectual magazines take...

I gave up my base in popular culture when I left the Tonight Show.

I gave up my base in popular culture when I left the Tonight Show.

Humans are imperfect. That's one of the reasons that classical and jazz are in trouble....

Humans are imperfect. That's one of the reasons that classical and jazz are in trouble....

What is jazz? It, It's almost like asking, What is French? Jazz is a musical...

What is jazz? It, It's almost like asking, What is French? Jazz is a musical...

I think that if you keep banging at the door all you need is a...

I think that if you keep banging at the door all you need is a...

It's something that jazz has gotten away from, and it's unfortunate. Players aren't physical anymore.

It's something that jazz has gotten away from, and it's unfortunate. Players aren't physical anymore.

The lion's share of what I hear right now are people who, intentional or accidental,...

The lion's share of what I hear right now are people who, intentional or accidental,...

If it's not going to sound like Terrapin Station, what's the point of playing Terrapin...

If it's not going to sound like Terrapin Station, what's the point of playing Terrapin...

There's a certain kind of motion and pacing that our music has, and this just...

There's a certain kind of motion and pacing that our music has, and this just...

The whole point is, give me a break with the standards. You go to the...

The whole point is, give me a break with the standards. You go to the...

One of the things that I loved about listening to Miles Davis is that Miles...

One of the things that I loved about listening to Miles Davis is that Miles...

A lot of musicians have a tough time hearing what we're doing in a trio...

A lot of musicians have a tough time hearing what we're doing in a trio...

I think that one of the problems that jazz has is that it's so incestuous...

I think that one of the problems that jazz has is that it's so incestuous...

Coltrane came to New Orleans one day and he was talking about the jazz scene....

Coltrane came to New Orleans one day and he was talking about the jazz scene....

My dad was a musician, it was just what he did, like another guy's dad...

My dad was a musician, it was just what he did, like another guy's dad...

You hear it in your brain. Whatever makes sense. Some songs work well as quartet...

You hear it in your brain. Whatever makes sense. Some songs work well as quartet...

We played it as long as we could play it on that CD and I...

We played it as long as we could play it on that CD and I...

If you're going to use standards as criteria for signing musicians, you can sign thousands....

If you're going to use standards as criteria for signing musicians, you can sign thousands....

Jazz fans love Miles and I love him for a myriad of reasons, but the...

Jazz fans love Miles and I love him for a myriad of reasons, but the...

One of the things that's clear to me from interviews that I've read is that...

One of the things that's clear to me from interviews that I've read is that...