We're here to bring beauty to the world and make a difference in this planet. That's what art forms are about.
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I want them to come away with discovering the music inside them. And not thinking about themselves as jazz musicians, but thinking about themselves as good human beings, striving to be a great person and maybe they'll become a great musician.Charlie Haden
As long as there are musicians who have a passion for spontaneity, for creating something that's never been before, the art form of jazz will flourish.
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James Cotton is a real blues guy, and he played with Muddy Waters, and it surprised me that they would want me to make a record with them, that he called me to do this record. I'd never done anything like that before. But I love blues, so I was very happy.
Charlie Haden
I always told the people at Cal Arts that if they wanted me to do Jazz studies, first of all, there couldn't be a big band within 500 miles and that I could do what I wanted to do. And they said I could.
Charlie Haden
There's like a special group of people that come from different parts of the planet to study with me. It's nice. I just gave a workshop in Boston at the New England Conservatory, which was really nice.
Charlie Haden
I always approach music by thinking about the person I'm playing with and listening to the way they play and trying to enhance whatever is going on.
Charlie Haden
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