I always try to think of a vocabulary to match different musical situations. Roscoe Mitchell matchmusicalsituation Change image and share on social
I think the best thing you can teach a person is how to learn. And once they discover their own individual approach to that - which is inside all of us - then all of a sudden, they've opened up a door of endless resources. Roscoe Mitchell approachdiscoverdoor share on social
Life is short, and, once somebody is gone, they're gone. Roscoe Mitchell lifeshort Change image and share on social
This is what really makes real jazz musicians: people coming out with their own voice. Roscoe Mitchell comejazzmake Change image and share on social
When you can make a good, strong musical connection with people, that's always there. That's not often that that happens. Roscoe Mitchell connectiongoodmake Change image and share on social
You have to know composition to be a good improviser. Roscoe Mitchell compositiongoodimproviser Change image and share on social
What I'm after is a composed music that will sound like improvised music when improvisors play it. You shouldn't be able to tell what parts are being improvised and what parts were written out beforehand; it should sound like the same music. Roscoe Mitchell composeimproviseimprovisors share on social
I say if you can find somebody you can make music with, that's a special thing, so you should try to keep it going. Roscoe Mitchell findmakemusic Change image and share on social
I've always been interested in shaping music in odd ways, with odd riffs and that's been probably something that I've continued on with my studies with improvisation as I'm working with people. Roscoe Mitchell continuehaveimprovisation Change image and share on social
