Author: Branford Marsalis

Quotes

When you're dealing with music without words, titles are more a means of identification than anything else. What's the point of getting lofty?

When you're dealing with music without words, titles are more a means of identification than anything else. What's the point of getting lofty?

- Branford Marsalis

You hear it in your brain. Whatever makes sense. Some songs work well as quartet songs, sometimes they don't.

You hear it in your brain. Whatever makes sense. Some songs work well as quartet songs, sometimes they don't.

- Branford Marsalis

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

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

- Branford Marsalis

Pop doesn't really look back. It can't. What makes pop work is simplicity.

Pop doesn't really look back. It can't. What makes pop work is simplicity.

- Branford Marsalis

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

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

- Branford Marsalis

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.

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.

- Branford Marsalis

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