Jan Garbarek quotes

Jan Garbarek is a Norwegian saxophonist and composer, renowned for his contributions to jazz and contemporary music. His distinctive sound blends elements of Nordic folk, jazz, and world music. He has collaborated with international artists and significantly shaped the European jazz scene. Here are 9 of his quotes:

Coltrane was moving out of jazz into something else. And certainly Miles Davis was doing the same thing.

Jan Garbarek

Jazz, for me, is a closed circuit, like the term baroque in the world of classical music.

Jan Garbarek

You have to react to what's around you in the moment, whatever the music is. Just think of it as some place you have to enter and you need to find the key.

Jan Garbarek

I feel very strongly when there's no chance for me to find a key to a piece.

Jan Garbarek

The only element of jazz that I keep is improvisation.

Jan Garbarek

If you feel you have the right key, you try to make some phrase or sound that will fit.

Jan Garbarek

When we are on tour we also take chances.

Jan Garbarek

There's a certain phraseology involved in jazz, and I've moved away from that.

Jan Garbarek