7 Quotes & Sayings By Dave Brubeck

Dave Brubeck (1911–1996) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He is considered one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century. His most famous compositions include "Take Five," "Blue Rondo a la Turk," "Unsquare Dance" and "Blue Rondo à la Turk." Dave Brubeck was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. He was the first musician to be honored in this way, and remains the only musician so honored to this day Read more

Brubeck's funeral took place in his hometown of Concord, California on December 23, 1996 and he was interred at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord with his wife’s remains. Author: Robert Cialdini  

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Jazz is about the only form of art existing today in which there is freedom of the individual without the loss of group contact. Dave Brubeck
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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. Dave Brubeck
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There's a way of playing safe, there's a way of using tricks and there's the way I like to play which is dangerously where you're going to take a chance on making mistakes in order to create something you haven't created before. Dave Brubeck
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Jazz stands for freedom. It's supposed to be the voice of freedom: Get out there and improvise, and take chances, and don't be a perfectionist - leave that to the classical musicians. Dave Brubeck
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Many people don't understand how disciplined you have to be to play jazz... And that is really the idea of democracy - freedom within the Constitution or discipline. You don't just get out there and do anything you want. Dave Brubeck
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Jazz is about freedom within discipline. Usually a dictatorship like in Russia and Germany will prevent jazz from being played because it just seemed to represent freedom, democracy and the United States. Dave Brubeck