What I want to happen is to be really creative, and to play something new in the improvisations, every time. Dave Brubeck creativehappenimprovisation Change image and share on social
I started growing up in a hurry and taking a lot of the philosophy I'd heard from church as a kid a lot more seriously - especially the Ten Commandments - and wondering how 'Thou shalt not kill' could be so absolutely ignored. It took me until I was in my 40s to write what I was thinking as a young soldier. Dave Brubeck 40sabsolutelychurch share on social
Jazz stands for freedom. It's supposed to be the voice of freedom: Get out there and improvise, and take chances, and don't be a perfectionist - leave that to the classical musicians. Dave Brubeck chanceclassicalfreedom Change image and share on social
Concord, California was a great place to grow up. Dave Brubeck californiaconcordgreat Change image and share on social
It's like a whole orchestra, the piano for me. And also it's to me the greatest instrument. I shouldn't say that, but I believe that this is the only instrument I can really feel happy about playing. Dave Brubeck feelgreathappy Change image and share on social
The first choral music I remember hearing was Handel's 'Messiah' when the Mormon Tabernacle Choir broadcast it over the radio. Dave Brubeck broadcastchoirchoral Change image and share on social
There's a way of playing safe, there's a way of using tricks and there's the way I like to play which is dangerously where you're going to take a chance on making mistakes in order to create something you haven't created before. Dave Brubeck chancecreatedangerously share on social
After the Second World War, I returned to California to study composition with Darius Milhaud, who wrote wonderful works like 'Le Boeuf sur le Toit' and 'La Cretion du Monde.' I especially enjoy his work for two pianos, 'Scaramouche.' Dave Brubeck boeufcaliforniacomposition share on social
It's like a whole orchestra, the piano for me. Dave Brubeck orchestrapiano Change image and share on social
I wanted to be like my father, who was a cattle man and a rodeo roper. And that was - he was my hero, and I wanted to be more like him. Dave Brubeck cattlefatherhero Change image and share on social