Keith Jarrett
Keith Jarrett
Keith Jarrettis an American pianist and composer who performs both jazz and classical music...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPianist
Date of Birth8 May 1945
CityAllentown, PA
CountryUnited States of America
novices would-be surprise
Ideally, I'd like to be the eternal novice, for then only the surprises would be endless.
taken player disease
... The 'cleverness' syndrome has taken the place of melody. It's like everyone has come down with this terrible disease in jazz....you are always expected to do your own material, which is a strange thing to do if you're a poor composer but a great player.
bmw way
Wynton Marsalis is jazzy the same way someone who drives a BMW is sporty.
littles rooms recording-studio
I don't like recording studios - except my own, which is just a little room above the garage.
tunes can-do
Once we're inside a tune, we can do anything with it.
critics my-own
I'm my own most merciless critic onstage.
We really never know what we're gonna play when we get on stage.
jazz present
Jazz is there and gone. It happens. You have to be present for it. That simple.
except studios
I don't like recording studios - except my own, which is just a little room above the garage.