American Jazz Musician

Famous quotes containing the words american, jazz and/or musician:

    The American who first discovered Columbus made a bad discovery.
    —G.C. (Georg Christoph)

    There’s more bad music in jazz than any other form. Maybe that’s because the audience doesn’t really know what’s happening.
    Pat Metheny (b. 1954)

    He doesn’t know a damn thing about China ... That’s what makes him an expert. He knows nothing about music, being tone deaf. That’s what makes him a musician ... And he’s batty in the head. That’s what makes him a philosopher.
    William Carlos Williams (1883–1963)