I have a certain temperament, a disposition that I think lends itself to not playing outside the lines that much. But I do test the boundaries, certainly, and break one or two of my own. Some people are mystified by it, but not me. David Sanborn boundarybreakdisposition share on social
If you're playing with somebody from another idiom, you can't react to them in the same way that you react to somebody that is closer to your idiom. You don't fall into the same habits. You find a new way of communicating. David Sanborn closecommunicatefall share on social
I'm moved by a lot of different kinds of music, whether it's pop music or R&B or straight-ahead jazz or free or opera or music from all parts of the world. David Sanborn aheadfreejazz Change image and share on social
I look at the artistic process as like experiencing the world, channeling it through your personality and sending it back out there. That's the process. David Sanborn artisticbackchannele Change image and share on social
Jazz music should be inclusive. Smooth jazz to me rules out a certain kind of drama and a certain tension that I think all music needs. Especially jazz music, since improvising is one of the cornerstones of what jazz is. And when you smooth it out, you take all the drama out of it. David Sanborn cornerstonedramaimprovise share on social
To me, the object of practicing is to allow you to play what you hear. But you're always hearing new things, so you never get to the end of it. David Sanborn endhearobject Change image and share on social
I think 'Horace Silver' was actually the first live jazz group I ever heard back when I was a kid in St. Louis. So along with most players of my generation, I have a real affection for the music of 'Horace Silver.' David Sanborn affectionbackgeneration share on social
It's tough to be in a relationship with a musician, because it reads sometimes as this ego and self-involvement when it's really just concentration and focus. David Sanborn concentrationegofocus Change image and share on social
I have pretty ecumenical tastes. I'm interested in a lot of different kinds of music, so I don't listen with a jaundiced ear to music because it's in a certain category, whether it's country or opera or hip-hop or bebop or whatever it is. David Sanborn bebopcategorycountry share on social
Well, I guess my unease with that is... I'm always a little uneasy with that phrase - smooth jazz, as opposed to what? David Sanborn guessjazzoppose Change image and share on social
