Musicians like to converse. There's always interesting conversation with musicians - with classical musicians, with jazz musicians, musicians in general.
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Naturally, no one knows more about music than musicians. They talk about their own work all the time, but they rarely get to talk about other people's music.
Comedians talk to other comedians the way jazz musicians can talk to each other.
As far as playing jazz, no other art form, other than conversation, can give the satisfaction of spontaneous interaction.
It's always fun to talk about jazz.
Instruments sound interesting, not because of their sound, but because of the relationship a player has with them. Instrumentalists build a rapport with their instruments, which is what you like and respond to.
I've been around jazz and jazz musicians most of my life.
I find there is room in music to talk with music. It may expand ways people can participate with music. It doesn't sound hokey or like some kind of voice-over.
Music is a dialogue.
I try not to become friends with musicians, but life happens and dinner happens and going out happens - it becomes interwoven in L.A.
I've met a lot of jazz musicians in my day, and they're all funny.
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