Contemporary Jazz Performance

Famous quotes containing the words contemporary, jazz and/or performance:

    “... contemporary black women felt they were asked to choose between a black movement that primarily served the interests of black male patriarchs and a women’s movement which primarily served the interests of racist white women.”
    —bell hooks (b. c. 1955)

    “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)

    “Still be kind,
    And eke out our performance with your mind.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)