What I've been trying to do for years is to get the music played on a station other than jazz stations, you know, to expand the audience.
They're not just interested in one sort of music any more. - Lester Bowie
They're not just interested in one sort of music any more.
- Lester Bowie
A chord is just the name of a sound. - Lester Bowie
A chord is just the name of a sound.
Many times you never know what's going to happen. You'll play songs that you never thought you were going to play. - Lester Bowie
Many times you never know what's going to happen. You'll play songs that you never thought you were going to play.
We're just beginning to learn the importance of music in our society. - Lester Bowie
We're just beginning to learn the importance of music in our society.
The way we look at it, everything is a sound. - Lester Bowie
The way we look at it, everything is a sound.
Jazz is so difficult. A lot of people think once they've learned these licks they can get up and play them for the rest of their life. But that's not… - Lester Bowie
Jazz is so difficult. A lot of people think once they've learned these licks they can get up and play them for the rest of their life. But that's not…
We just can't go and try to turn the clock back, that's not happening anymore. You've got to figure something else out. - Lester Bowie
We just can't go and try to turn the clock back, that's not happening anymore. You've got to figure something else out.
Music is very important. It's important as a tool for learning, it can be a tool for healing, it can be no telling what, as long as we remain free to… - Lester Bowie
Music is very important. It's important as a tool for learning, it can be a tool for healing, it can be no telling what, as long as we remain free to…
Jazz is neither specific repertoire, nor academic exercise... but a way of life. - Lester Bowie
Jazz is neither specific repertoire, nor academic exercise... but a way of life.
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