Many people don't understand how disciplined you have to be to play jazz... And that is really the idea of democracy - freedom within the Constitution or discipline. You don't just get out there and do anything you want. Dave Brubeck constitutiondemocracydiscipline share on social
When I was first aware that I couldn't read music I didn't know I couldn't read because I could play the music that was in front of me. Dave Brubeck awarefrontmusic Change image and share on social
That's the beauty of music. You can take a theme from a Bach sacred chorale and improvise. It doesn't make any difference where the theme comes from; the treatment of it can be jazz. Dave Brubeck bachbeautychorale Change image and share on social
My own Brubeck Institute in California is turning out fantastic young jazz players, and I know great things will happen. Dave Brubeck brubeckcaliforniafantastic Change image and share on social
The worst thing about the life of a jazz musician on the road is getting to the gig. Once you're there and playing, it's marvelous. Dave Brubeck badgigjazz Change image and share on social
When I was 20, Shostakovich was my favorite composer. I still find his Fifth Symphony wonderful, with its outstanding themes and rhythms. That's the piece that made me want to be a classical composer. Dave Brubeck classicalcomposerfavorite Change image and share on social
I had the first integrated Army band in World War II. Dave Brubeck armybandintegrate Change image and share on social
My dad was the manager at the 45,000-acre ranch, but he owned his own 1,200-acre ranch, and I owned four cattle that he gave to me when I graduated from grammar school, from the eighth grade. And those cows multiplied, and he kept track of them for years for me. And that was my herd. Dave Brubeck 000acrecattle share on social
Jazz isn't dead yet. It's the underpinning of everything in this country. Whether it's a Broadway show, or fusion, or right on through classical music, if it's coming out of the U.S., it's not going to survive unless it's got some jazz influence. Dave Brubeck broadwayclassicalcome share on social
I have more energy at the end than I do at the beginning. You can be so beat up that you can scarcely walk on stage but when you get to the piano the excitement kicks in, you forget about being tired. Dave Brubeck beatbeginend Change image and share on social