Stefon Harris quotes
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“Every ‘mistake’ is an opportunity in jazz.”
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“I love Amsterdam. The city is vibrant and alive. It's fresh and so open. It's definitely one of my favorite places.”
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“The bandstand is an incredible space. It is really a sacred space. One of the things that is really sacred about it is that you have no opportunity to think about the future, or the past.”
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“If you listen to the way I speak, I have a lot of rhythm, use a lot of accents. When I'm playing my instrument, that concept comes through very clearly.”
-- Stefon HarrisSource : "Stefon Harris thinks creativity is overrated". Interview with Matthew Borlik, Michael J. West, www.avclub.com. November 12, 2009.
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“I listen to a lot of singers, because I find phrasing to be one of the most essential elements of playing.”
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“What happens when an art form becomes ambiguous, I think, is that the standards are lowered. You can say anything is jazz. So I think it's important to reflect on what made jazz so special.”
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“Ultimately, what we do as musicians, I think of us as a type of emotional engineer. We essential take these sound waves, this sound, and we organize it into emotion, and that's how we connect with our audiences.”
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“One of the things I'm adamant about as a bandleader is not micromanaging. I'm an advocate for the concept of allowing everyone to be fully vested in what they're doing, so everyone contributes whatever they're inspired to contribute.”
-- Stefon HarrisSource : Source: www.avclub.com
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“I don't really see huge barriers between any styles of music.”
-- Stefon HarrisSource : "Stefon Harris thinks creativity is overrated". Interview with Matthew Borlik, Michael J. West, music.avclub.com. November 12, 2009.
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“I taught myself to read music at a very young age, so when I started to take lessons in school, the teachers used to give me other instruments to keep me busy, because I was more advanced than the other kids.”
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“Being at home with my family always inspires me. I find it hard to be inspired when I'm on the move. I'm not creative when I'm jet-lagged and sleeping in strange hotels.”
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“I grew in the inner city, listening to Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, James Brown, The Commodores - lots of soul music.”
-- Stefon HarrisSource : "Stefon Harris thinks creativity is overrated". Interview with Matthew Borlik and Michael J. West, www.avclub.com. November 12, 2009.
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“I'm a spa person. Massages keep me relaxed, so I always try to make time for them when I tour.”
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“Miles Davis is a major influence of mine in terms of the way that I am as a bandleader.”
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“Italy has great food and Barcelona has great energy”
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“It's about being here in the moment, accepting one another and allowing creativity to flow.”
-- Stefon HarrisSource : "There are no mistakes on the bandstand". TED Talk, www.ted.com. November 2011.
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