To be a good improviser, you have to study composition as a parallel. Because what improvisation is, on a high level, is spontaneous composition. Roscoe Mitchell compositiongoodhigh 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
Life is short, and, once somebody is gone, they're gone. Roscoe Mitchell lifeshort Change image and share on social
I felt that I had been influenced by being in the city enough and I wanted to go off by myself to see what was going on. I remember going out there and looking in the mirror and thinking I wasn't anything. Roscoe Mitchell cityfeltinfluence share on social
I remember times when the whole music scene was just flourishing. Roscoe Mitchell flourishmusicremember Change image and share on social
I'm the kind of guy that if I go to a concert and hear something that knocks me out, I don't want to be left out of that. I'm going to try to get into that, and I'm running back home to practice. Roscoe Mitchell backconcertguy Change image and share on social
I'm trying to learn to really use space. My philosophy is that every time you interrupt space in a very confident, secure manner, then music happens. Roscoe Mitchell confidentinterruptlearn 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'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
