Jazz is known all over the world as an American musical art form and that's it. No America, … - Art Blakey

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Painful is the stress when one cannot reproduce or convey vividly to others, however hard he tries, what he's experienced so intensely.

Art Blakey

Jazz is known all over the world as an American musical art form and that's it. No America, no jazz. I've seen people try to connect it to other countries, for instance to Africa, but it doesn't have a damn thing to do with Africa.

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Jazz washes away the dust of every day life.

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A name doesn't make the music. It's just called that to differentiate it from other types of music.

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so go on and play, and if you make a mistake, make it loud so you won't make it next time.

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Music is supposed to wash away the dust of everyday life

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Jazz, I mean, music will always move, because it can't become stagnant. Because if it becomes stagnant, it's like a river, it'll kill us all. It has to keep moving, music will always flow.

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