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A lot of musicians have a tough time hearing what we're doing in a trio format.

~Branford Marsalis

Topics: Doing Format Hearing Lot Musicians Time Tough Tough Time Trio

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If I were like a lot of other people, then it wouldn't be fun; but since I'm like me, it's okay.

~Branford Marsalis

Topics: Fun Like Lot Me Okay Other People Since Then Were

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Humans are imperfect. That's one of the reasons that classical and jazz are in trouble. We're on the quest for the perfect performance and every note has to be right. Man, every note is not right in life.

~Branford Marsalis

Topics: Classical Every Humans Imperfect Jazz Life Man Note Perfect Performance Quest Reasons Right Right Man Trouble

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The biggest problem with American music right now, is that kids don't listen. They come by it honestly, Americans don't listen anyway. When people go to concerts, they say I'm going to see... not, I'm going to hear.

~Branford Marsalis

Topics: American American Music Anyway Biggest Biggest Problem Come Concerts Go Going Hear Honestly Kids Listen Music Now People Problem Right Say See They Say

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If it's not going to sound like Terrapin Station, what's the point of playing Terrapin Station?

~Branford Marsalis

Topics: Going Like Playing Point Sound Station

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That's kind of like how jazz is sometimes. You're out there predicting the future, and no one believes you.

~Branford Marsalis

Topics: Believes Future How Jazz Kind Like Out Predicting Sometimes You

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I think that one of the problems that jazz has is that it's so incestuous that it's starting to kill itself.

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Topics: Itself Jazz One Of The Problems Problems Starting Think I Think

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What is jazz? It, It's almost like asking, What is French? Jazz is a musical language. It's a musical dialect that actually embodies the spirit of America.

~Branford Marsalis

Topics: Actually Almost America Asking Dialect Embodies French Jazz Language Like Musical Spirit

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It's something that jazz has gotten away from, and it's unfortunate. Players aren't physical anymore.

~Branford Marsalis

Topics: Anymore Away Gotten Jazz Physical Players Something Unfortunate

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If you listen to a lot of the songs that are popular now, there's very little melody in there. People love the beat. But to musicians, it's melody, because we understand how elusive it is and how hard it is to hold.

~Branford Marsalis

Topics: Beat Because Elusive Hard Hold How Listen Little Lot Love Melody Musicians Now People Popular Songs Understand Very You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: August 26th, 1960

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