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David Amram Quotes

American - Composer | November 17, 1930 -

In jazz, you listen to what the bass player is doing and what the drummer is doing, what the pianist and the guitarist is doing, and then you play something that compliments that, so you are thinking simultaneously and thinking ahead.

Thinking Doing You Play Jazz Ahead

In symphonic music, when you are conducting, you do the same thing. You are feeling the whole orchestra, thinking ahead so you can prepare for a change.

Change Music Thinking You Feeling

I was part of it, and I am still part of it today in terms of what it means to a whole new generation of people who are interested in the enduring energy, achievements, spirit and creativity that exemplified our era.

Today Creativity I Am People Energy

I wish to share and pass down some of my generation's traits, and encourage young people to create their own art, music, and literature.

Music Art People Generation Wish

I learned from my uncle that jazz, like symphony music, was built to last.

Music Uncle Jazz Last Symphony Like

A few years later, my Uncle David took me to the Earle Theatre to hear Duke Ellington.

Me Theatre Uncle Years Hear Duke

We had common interests in the beauty of the French language. We both had a tremendous love of jazz. We shared dreams of getting married and having a family, living in the country, leading an idyllic life.

Life Family Love Beauty Dreams Jazz

Even before he had one book published, Jack was one of those people you could feel was very special.

People Book Feel You Special Even

The atmosphere was wide open in those circles that we traveled in.

Traveled Open Circles Atmosphere

In a jazz atmosphere, the audience members were so quiet and respectful of the musicians that you felt you were almost part of a meeting at a church or a temple, where everyone was completely in tune with the sermon and what the whole event was about.

Church Musicians You Meeting Jazz

Esquire, in a July, 1957 issue, has a photograph of me playing the French horn at the Five Spot.

Me July Photograph Playing Five

The Upper Bohemia people wore tuxedos in an art gallery, and Lower Bohemia was all of us.

Art People Gallery Us Upper Lower

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