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
If you listen to a lot of the songs that are popular now, there's very little melody in there. People love the beat. But to musicians, it's melody, because we understand how elusive it is and how hard it is to hold. Branford Marsalis beatelusivehard share on social
I'm not going to play funk licks on a jazz album. That makes no sense. Branford Marsalis albumfunkjazz 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
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. Branford Marsalis banddavisgreat 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
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
