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 bangcaredoor Change image and share on social
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 you're going to play. I'm saying let's break the formula. Branford Marsalis averagebreakformula share on social
The biggest problem with American music right now, is that kids don't listen. They come by it honestly, Americans don't listen anyway. When people go to concerts, they say I'm going to see... not, I'm going to hear. Branford Marsalis americanbigconcert share on social
I think that one of the problems that jazz has is that it's so incestuous that it's starting to kill itself. Branford Marsalis incestuousjazzkill Change image and share on social
One of the things that's clear to me from interviews that I've read is that the more popular successful jazz musicians had audiences above and beyond the music community. Branford Marsalis audienceclearcommunity Change image and share on social
That's kind of like how jazz is sometimes. You're out there predicting the future, and no one believes you. Branford Marsalis believefuturejazz Change image and share on social
If I were like a lot of other people, then it wouldn't be fun; but since I'm like me, it's okay. Branford Marsalis funlotpeople Change image and share on social
Humans are imperfect. That's one of the reasons that classical and jazz are in trouble. We're on the quest for the perfect performance and every note has to be right. Man, every note is not right in life. Branford Marsalis classicalhumanimperfect share on social
There's not one Tin Pan Alley song on my record. Branford Marsalis alleypanrecord Change image and share on social
I suspect that we might actually start selling some records with these artists in about 10 years. Some the people who invested, they're a little tight-because it's a lot of money to start up a company. Branford Marsalis artistcompanyinvest share on social