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  1. Happy B-day to Jack Sheldon born on 11/30. #jazz #music
  2. "How are you going to know what's new to play if you haven't listened to everything that's old?" Jackie Mclean #jazz #quote
  3. Happy B-day to Chuck Mangione, Adam Nussbaum, Billy Hart, John Mayall & Billy Strayhorn all born on 11/29. #jazz #music
  4. "#Jazz today, as always in the past, is a matter of thoughtful creation, not mere unaided instinct." Duke Ellington #quote
  5. "There's a way of playing safe & then there's where you create something you haven't created before." Dave Brubeck #jazz #quote
  6. "When I'm playing I don't pay attention to who's listening, I'm too busy playing." Charles Mingus #jazz #quote
  7. "You explore beautiful songs & create your own interpretation of them." Joe Lovano #jazz #quote
  8. "If they asked me, I could write a book about the way you walk & whisper & look." Lorenz Hart #jazz #quote
  9. "Change is always happening. That's one of the wonderful things about #Jazz music." Maynard Ferguson #quote
  10. #Jazz is not the result of choosing a tune, but an ideal inspired by ones passion & willed next in playing #music.
  11. "Advertising & trend has more to do with Black America's support than does actual quality & soul in the music." Esperanza Spalding #jazz
  12. "I felt a responsibility to present a viable alternative to the popular electric sound." Ron Carter #Jazz #quote
  13. "Thank God for the journey." James Brown #music #quote
  14. "Never play anything the same way once." D C DowDell #jazz #quote
  15. "Never play anything the same way twice." Louis Armstrong #jazz #quote
  16. Happy B-day to Chuck Mangione, Adam Nussbaum, Billy Hart, John Mayall & Billy Strayhorn all born on 11/29. #jazz #music
  17. "I wish we could just stay on the bandstand, it’s so peaceful up here." Roland Kirk #jazz #quote
  18. "The reaction from the audience is what I love about live recordings." Steve Coleman #jazz #quote
  19. Spontaneously composed music is a counterpoint that has its own rules based on a natural order & intuitive-logic. #jazz
  20. AP4J Festival Guide http://bit.ly/ep51 #jazz