Jazz Talk

Branford Marsalis: When I was a boy I said to my dad, "I want to be a musician and play jazz."
Branford's Dad: Son, you can't do both.

What do you get when you cross a jazz musician with a sweet potato?


A yam session.

I got a jazz album for my birthday. I wasn’t mad about it, but I did get Kind of Blue.

What’sa rabbit’s favorite kind of music?

Jazz.
I know you were thinking hip-hop, but they like to scat.

I forbid my kids from listening to jazz and classical music.
They have too much sax and violins.

How do you define a perfect pitch?


When you throw an accordian in the garbage and it hits a banjo.