Branford Marsalis
Branford Marsalis
Branford Marsalisis an American saxophonist, composer and bandleader. While primarily known for his work in jazz as the leader of the Branford Marsalis Quartet, he also performs frequently as a soloist with classical ensembles and has led the group Buckshot LeFonque...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSaxophonist
Date of Birth26 August 1960
CityBreaux Bridge, LA
CountryUnited States of America
Branford Marsalis quotes about
difficult people playing point stepped
Now that we've actually stepped it up to the point where we're playing really sophisticated music, it's very difficult for people to follow.
enhance faith labels major music people thinking ways
We have more faith in the music than the people at major labels have. I'm always thinking of ways to enhance the music and the way we think about it.
song people littles
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.
average play giving
The whole point is, give me a break with the standards. You go to the average jazz label and suggest a record and they want to know which standards you're going to play. I'm saying let's break the formula.
believe jazz kind
That's kind of like how jazz is sometimes. You're out there predicting the future, and no one believes you.
music simplicity looks
Pop doesn't really look back. It can't. What makes pop work is simplicity.
men perfect quests
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.
focus intellectual culture
It's hard to get into Newsweek because, as more of our former intellectual magazines take on a pop focus, if there's no buzz, there's no interest.
art unique desire
We have something that is unique. We have our craft. We have our art. We have our desire.
successful skills understanding
Walter Beasley is an anomaly: a successful performing musician who possesses the rare skill of understanding the musical process beyond the intuitive. This special ability enables Walter to communicate with aspiring musicians in a way that removes the sense of mystery that sometimes enshrouds our profession.
new-orleans talking new-day
Coltrane came to New Orleans one day and he was talking about the jazz scene. And Coltrane mentions that the problem with jazz was that there were too few groups.
america musical asking
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.
successful community interviews
One of the things that's clear to me from interviews that I've read is that the more popular successful jazz musicians had audiences above and beyond the music community.
sound ifs stations
If it's not going to sound like Terrapin Station, what's the point of playing Terrapin Station?