If it's not going to sound like Terrapin Station, what's the point of playing Terrapin Station?
Branford MarsalisYou don't know what you like, you like what you know. In order to know what you like, you have to know everything.
Branford MarsalisOne of the things that's clear to me from interviews that I've read is that the more popular successful jazz musicians had audiences above and beyond the music community.
Branford MarsalisIf you listen to a lot of the songs that are popular now, there's very little melody in there. People love the beat. But to musicians, it's melody, because we understand how elusive it is and how hard it is to hold.
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