Author: Christian Scott

Quotes

You can't grow if you're going to say: 'The contributions of my predecessors are greater than anything I can ever achieve.' Each generation has to have a chance to find itself.

You can't grow if you're going to say: 'The contributions of my predecessors are greater than anything I can ever achieve.' Each generation has to have a chance to find itself.

- Christian Scott

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.

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

Jazz is really 20th-century fusion music. You take West African harmony and rhythm, mix with European harmony, and boom!

Jazz is really 20th-century fusion music. You take West African harmony and rhythm, mix with European harmony, and boom!

- Christian Scott

The music that I make, the younger musicians are referring to it as 'stretch' music.

The music that I make, the younger musicians are referring to it as 'stretch' music.

- Christian Scott

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