And there is a time where you can be beyond yourself. You can be better than your technique. You can be better than most of your usual ideas. And this is a whole other category that you can get into.
Dave Brubeck Quotes
Jazz isn't dead yet. It's the underpinning of everything in this country. Whether it's a Broadway show, or fusion, or right on through classical music, if it's coming out of the U.S., it's not going to survive unless it's got some jazz influence.
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| Birth: | 6th December, 1920 |
| Death: | 5th December, 2012 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Bandleader, Composer, Pianist |
About
David Warren "Dave" Brubeck was born in Concord, California. He was an American jazz pianist, bandleader and composer. He wrote a number of jazz standards, including "In Your Own Sweet Way" and "The Duke." His music is known for employing unusual time signatures, and superimposing contrasting rhythms, meters, and tonalities. He was also a respected composer of orchestral and sacred music, and wrote soundtracks for television such as Mr. Broadway and the animated miniseries This Is America, Charlie Brown.
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