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I don't just play the trumpet because it's something that resonates with me: I play the trumpet because I realize it's a means to help free a lot of people that ain't free.

~Christian Scott

Topics: Because Free Help Just Lot Me Means People Play Realize Resonates Something Trumpet

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It's funny because as a composer, you want to hear your songs live on. I think a lot of times people will create a song and it becomes stagnant or something that they're no longer interested in playing, and they leave it alone.

~Christian Scott

Topics: Alone Because Becomes Composer Create Funny Hear Interested Leave Live Longer Lot People Playing Something Song Songs Stagnant Think Times Times People Want Will You Your I Think

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Even if I have a good day, I still am aware of other people that are going through really hard, tumultuous things. I don't want to be the person who has a platform and neglects the things I see in my life and experiences.

~Christian Scott

Topics: Am Aware Day Even Experiences Going Good Good Day Hard Life My Life Neglects Other People Person Platform Really See Still Things Through Tumultuous Want Who I See

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It doesn't matter if I ever win another award or get to play another major jazz festival in America. I would rather not garner any of those things and speak honestly about the things that I see my people endure in this country and all over the world.

~Christian Scott

Topics: About America Another Any Award Country Endure Ever Festival Garner Get Honestly Jazz Major Matter Over People Play Rather See Speak Things Those Win World Would I See

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Man I mean, the great thing about playing clubs in Harlem is people have an appreciation not just for the music but for the history of the music.

~Christian Scott

Topics: About Appreciation Clubs Great Great Thing Harlem History Just Man Mean Music People Playing The History Of Thing

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I think a lot of musicians and artists are really one that really only have one trick.

~Christian Scott

Topics: Artists Lot Musicians Only Really Think Trick I Think

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At Mardi Gras, the different tribes will basically play war games, and so my brother is what you call a Flag Boy, which is more of less like a tribe's diplomat. He carries the game's standard and is really the line of where the game starts.

~Christian Scott

Topics: Basically Boy Brother Call Carries Different Diplomat Flag Game Games He Less Like Line More Play Really Standard Starts Tribe Tribes War Where Which Will You

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I kind of prefer to be sort of ahead of the pack checking things out, priming the canvas, if you will, for the younger guys that are going to come up and try to make their own statements about what they feel and what they have to contribute.

~Christian Scott

Topics: About Canvas Checking Come Contribute Feel Going Guys Kind Make Out Own Pack Prefer Sort Statements Things Try Up Will You Younger Ahead

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New Orleans is a place where people are deliberately undereducated so that they can be a labour class - the economy there is tourism, and one of the only outlets that black males have traditionally been allowed is to play jazz music, y'know?

~Christian Scott

Topics: Allowed Been Black Class Deliberately Economy Jazz Jazz Music Labour Males Music New New Orleans Only Orleans Outlets People Place Play Tourism Where

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I came up with a 'forecasting cell,' which is basically a mixed intention cell or chord that is a complete hybrid of a consonance and a dissonance, and what that does when you are improvising is lead you to where you are supposed to go.

~Christian Scott

Topics: Basically Came Cell Chord Complete Does Go Hybrid Improvising Intention Lead Mixed Supposed Up Where Which You I Came

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: March 31st, 1983

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