I think that one of the problems that jazz has is that it's so incestuous that it's starting to kill itself.
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I think that if you keep banging at the door all you need is a little foothold, a little tiny foothold, and then the rest will take care of itself.
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Pop doesn't really look back. It can't. What makes pop work is simplicity.
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It's something that jazz has gotten away from, and it's unfortunate. Players aren't physical anymore.
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