मेरे लिए जैज़ संगीत हिप-हॉप का ही एक विस्तार जैसा है। थोड़े दुख की बात यह है कि ज़्यादातर जैज़ प्रेमी सिर्फ जैज़ सुनते हैं और हिप-हॉप प्रेमी सिर्फ हिप-हॉप, और दुर्भाग्य से दोनों के बीच बहुत ज़्यादा मेल-जोल नहीं है।

For me jazz is kind of an extension of hip-hop. Kind of the sad thing is that a lot of jazz people just listen to jazz, and a lot of hip-hop people just listen to hip-hop, and there's not a lot of crossover, unfortunately.

For me jazz is kind of an extension of hip-hop. Kind of the sad thing is that a lot of jazz people just listen to jazz, and a lot of hip-hop people just listen to hip-hop, and there's not a lot of crossover, unfortunately.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Mixed Type: Observation 95%

मैं माइल्स डेविस के "प्रोडक्शन और बैंड-लीडिंग के सिद्धांत" पर चलता हूँ, जहाँ आप अपनी पसंद के बेहतरीन संगीतकार चुनते हैं, उन्हें कम से कम निर्देश देते हैं, और संगीत को खुद-ब-खुद रचने देते हैं। मैंने इसे बार-बार काम करते देखा है।

I go by the "Miles Davis school of production and band-leading", where you pick the best musicians you can, you provide them with a minimum of direction, and you just let the music happen. I've seen it work time and time again.

I go by the "Miles Davis school of production and band-leading", where you pick the best musicians you can, you provide them with a minimum of direction, and you just let the music happen. I've seen it work time and time again.

Topic Achievement & Work Leadership
Tone: Wise Sentiment: Positive Type: Wisdom 95%

मुझे कभी राइटर ब्लॉक (लेखन अवरोध) की समस्या नहीं होती। मैं कुछ भी लिखने की ज़िद नहीं करता; जब कोई विचार आता है, तो मैं लिख लेता हूँ। मैं बस रियाज़ करता हूँ और जब कोई ख्याल आता है, तो उसे कागज़ पर उतार लेता हूँ।

I don't get writer's block. I don't try to write anything; when something comes, I write it. I just practice and when I get an idea I write it down.

I don't get writer's block. I don't try to write anything; when something comes, I write it. I just practice and when I get an idea I write it down.

Topic Creativity & Expression Writing
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

मुझे जैज़ की जटिलता और उसकी भावनात्मक गहराई बहुत पसंद है; मुझे लगता है कि जैज़ जितना संतोषजनक संगीत और कोई नहीं है।

I really like the complexity of jazz, the emotional depth; I feel like there's no other music that's really as satisfying as jazz.

I really like the complexity of jazz, the emotional depth; I feel like there's no other music that's really as satisfying as jazz.

Themes #Authenticity
Tone: Passionate Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 98%

न्यूयॉर्क में संगीतकारों का स्तर दुनिया में सबसे ऊँचा है। वहाँ अपनी जगह बनाना बहुत कठिन है। आप रात के पचास डॉलर कमाने वाले गानों से शुरुआत करते हैं, या फिर किसी मुकाम तक पहुँचने के लिए बिना पैसों के भी परफॉर्म करते हैं। यह पागलपन है। यह किसी आधुनिक नर्तक की तरह है—जिससे पैसे कमाना सबसे मुश्किल काम है।

The level of musicianship in New York is the highest in the world. It's tough to get into. You start gigging making 50 dollars a night, or playing for nothing to get to something. It's insane. It's like being a modern dancer, or something - the hardest thing to make money from.

The level of musicianship in New York is the highest in the world. It's tough to get into. You start gigging making 50 dollars a night, or playing for nothing to get to something. It's insane. It's like being a modern dancer, or something - the hardest thing to make money from.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Mixed Type: Observation 95%

नयार्क में ब्रैडलीज़ नाम का एक क्लब हुआ करता था—मैं कभी वहाँ नहीं गया, वो 80 के दशक में बंद हो गया था—लेकिन मैं जूनियर मैन्स से सीखता था, और वे मुझे ब्रैडलीज़ के बारे में बताया करते थे। न्यूयार्क के जैज़ संगीतकारों की एक पीढ़ी के लिए वह जगह बहुत महत्वपूर्ण थी। वहाँ सब कुछ पियानोवादकों के इर्द-गिर्द ही घूमता था।

There used to be a club in new york called Bradley's - I've never been there, it closed in the 80's - but I used to study with Junior Mance, and he would tell me about Bradley's. It was a very important place for a generation of jazz musicians in New York. It was really all about pianists there.

There used to be a club in new york called Bradley's - I've never been there, it closed in the 80's - but I used to study with Junior Mance, and he would tell me about Bradley's. It was a very important place for a generation of jazz musicians in New York. It was really all about pianists there.

Tone: Nostalgic Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 98%

चिको हैमिल्टन ने मुझसे कहा था, "जैज़ में पहला टेक (प्रयास) बहुत ज़रूरी होता है क्योंकि असली भावना वहीं होती है।" वह जो कुछ भी हो रहा है उस पर आपकी सच्ची प्रतिक्रिया होती है, और उसके बाद जो कुछ भी होता है, उसमें आपका दिमाग शामिल हो जाता है क्योंकि आपके पास तुलना करने के लिए कुछ आधार होता है।

Chico Hamilton told me, "The first take is important in jazz because that's where the real emotion is." That's your true response to what's happening, and everything else after that, your brain is involved because you have something to reference.

Chico Hamilton told me, "The first take is important in jazz because that's where the real emotion is." That's your true response to what's happening, and everything else after that, your brain is involved because you have something to reference.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

मेरा सारा काम काफी लगातार और बिना रुकावट के चलता है—जैसे अभी, जब मैं [यस्टरडे आई सैंग द ब्लूज़] के सिलसिले में टूर पर हूँ, आज मैं स्टूडियो जाऊँगा, और अपने अगले प्रोजेक्ट पर लिख रहा हूँ। मेरे लिए यह सिलसिला कभी रुकता नहीं।

All my stuff is pretty seamless - like now, while I'm touring [Yesterday I Sang The Blues], today I'm going to go in the studio, I'm writing my next one. For me it's continual.

All my stuff is pretty seamless - like now, while I'm touring [Yesterday I Sang The Blues], today I'm going to go in the studio, I'm writing my next one. For me it's continual.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

मैं लगभग हमेशा दो एल्बम आगे की योजना बनाकर चलता हूँ।

I'm pretty much always planning two albums ahead.

I'm pretty much always planning two albums ahead.

Topic Achievement & Work Goals
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

मुझे एक बात का अहसास हुआ है कि इस मुकाम पर आकर मेरे काम का एक पक्का पैटर्न बन गया है: एक ऐसा एल्बम होता है जिसे हर कोई पसंद करता है, जो पुराने और नए का एक बेहतरीन संतुलन होता है, जैसे 'द ड्रीमर' या 'नो बिगिनिंग नो एंड', जो जैज़ और हिप-हॉप, या आरएंडबी, सोल और हिप-हॉप का एक खूबसूरत मिश्रण होता है।

I've sort of realized there's a definite pattern to my output at this point: there's an album that everybody sort of loves, that's a real balance between the old and new, like The Dreamer or No Beginning No End, like a blend of jazz and hip-hop, or r&b and soul and hip-hop.

I've sort of realized there's a definite pattern to my output at this point: there's an album that everybody sort of loves, that's a real balance between the old and new, like The Dreamer or No Beginning No End, like a blend of jazz and hip-hop, or r&b and soul and hip-hop.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

मैं एक निर्माता स्कॉट जैकॉबी के साथ काम कर रहा हूँ, जिन्होंने 'नो बिगिनिंग नो एंड' एल्बम का गाना "ट्रबल" सह-लिखा था। बिना ज़्यादा खुलासा किए, इसमें एक निश्चित पॉप/आरएंडबी वाइब है, काफी दमदार धुनें हैं, और यह पूरी तरह से गानों पर आधारित है।

I'm working with a producer, Scott Jacoby, who co-wrote "Trouble" off No Beginning No End. Without giving away too much, it's a definite pop/r&b vibe, pretty strong melodies, and definitely about songs.

I'm working with a producer, Scott Jacoby, who co-wrote "Trouble" off No Beginning No End. Without giving away too much, it's a definite pop/r&b vibe, pretty strong melodies, and definitely about songs.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Observation 95%

मैं आजकल बहुत ड्रेक और फ्रैंक सिनात्रा सुन रहा हूँ, सिर्फ इसलिए क्योंकि उनकी जन्मशती भी है। इस साल मैं उन्हें कुछ श्रद्धांजलि देने वाला हूँ। मुझे बेक का वह एल्बम बहुत पसंद आया। मेरे लिए यह मज़ेदार बात थी कि साल के मेरे दो सबसे पसंदीदा एल्बम बियॉन्से और बेक के ही थे।

I'm listening to a lot of Drake, and a lot of Frank Sinatra just because it's his centennial also. I'm going to be doing some tributes to him this year. I love that Beck album. It was funny to me because my two favorite albums of the year were definitely the Beyonce album and the Beck album.

I'm listening to a lot of Drake, and a lot of Frank Sinatra just because it's his centennial also. I'm going to be doing some tributes to him this year. I love that Beck album. It was funny to me because my two favorite albums of the year were definitely the Beyonce album and the Beck album.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

जेसन [मोरन], जॉन पैटिटुची और एरिक हारलैंड जानते थे कि यह बिली हॉलिडे को श्रद्धांजलि है। मुझे यकीन है कि उन्होंने यही सोचा होगा कि यह किसी अन्य गायक की तरह एक साधारण प्रोजेक्ट होगा, जहाँ हमारे पास कई चार्ट्स होंगे, वे उन्हें नोट कर लेंगे, उन्हें पैसे मिल जाएंगे और बात खत्म। इसमें कुछ भी गलत नहीं है, लेकिन मेरा इरादा ऐसा बिल्कुल नहीं था।

Jason [Moran] and John [Patitucci] and Eric [Harland] knew it was a Billie Holiday tribute. I'm sure they assumed it was going to be like another singer date, where we just have a bunch of charts and they write them down and they got paid and kind of moved on. There's nothing wrong with that, but it's not what I intended.

Jason [Moran] and John [Patitucci] and Eric [Harland] knew it was a Billie Holiday tribute. I'm sure they assumed it was going to be like another singer date, where we just have a bunch of charts and they write them down and they got paid and kind of moved on. There's nothing wrong with that, but it's not what I intended.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Reflection 92%

एक बार जब मुझे अपना बैंड मिल गया—जेसन [मोरन], जॉन पैटिटुची और एरिक हारलैंड—तो विश्व-स्तरीय कलाकारों की उस तिकड़ी के साथ होना बहुत रोमांचक था। मुझे तभी पता चल गया था कि यह शानदार होने वाला है। मैंने वास्तव में उन्हें इस बारे में कुछ नहीं बताया था। उन्हें पहले से नहीं पता था कि उन्हें क्या बजाना है।

Once I had the band, Jason [Moran] and John [Patitucci] and Eric [Harland] - it's very exciting to have that trio of just world-class guys - I already knew it was going to be fantastic. I didn't really tell them anything about it. They didn't know what they were going to play beforehand.

Once I had the band, Jason [Moran] and John [Patitucci] and Eric [Harland] - it's very exciting to have that trio of just world-class guys - I already knew it was going to be fantastic. I didn't really tell them anything about it. They didn't know what they were going to play beforehand.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Observation 95%

मुझे वे [50 के दशक के उत्तरार्ध की वर्वे रिकॉर्डिंग्स] बहुत पसंद हैं—मेरे लिए, वह वोकल जैज़ का सार है। यह मेरी पसंदीदा शैली और उसका स्वर्ण युग है।

I love that [ late-50s Verve recordings] - to me, that's the epitome of vocal jazz. It's my favorite style and era of it.

I love that [ late-50s Verve recordings] - to me, that's the epitome of vocal jazz. It's my favorite style and era of it.

Themes #Authenticity
Tone: Passionate Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

मैंने वास्तव में बिली हॉलिडे के गाए हुए उन गानों और उनके गाने के अंदाज़ से बहुत प्रेरणा ली। यह उनके करियर का एक ऐसा खूबसूरत दौर था, जहाँ उनकी आवाज़ अभी भी पूरी तरह सलामत थी। उनमें वो गहरी समझदारी थी जिसके लिए हम उन्हें आज भी याद करते हैं। मेरे लिए, वह उनके हुनर का सबसे बेहतरीन दौर था।

I really pulled from that repertoire that Billie Holiday was singing, and the way she sang it. It's sort of this beautiful, not really midpoint, but a period of her career where she really still had her voice. She had that deep wisdom that we've come to associate her with. To me, that's her at the height of her powers.

I really pulled from that repertoire that Billie Holiday was singing, and the way she sang it. It's sort of this beautiful, not really midpoint, but a period of her career where she really still had her voice. She had that deep wisdom that we've come to associate her with. To me, that's her at the height of her powers.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

अगर आप बिली हॉलिडे के समय के अन्य गायकों को देखें, तो वे वास्तव में मनोरंजन करने की कोशिश कर रहे थे। वे लोगों को अच्छा महसूस कराने की कोशिश कर रहे थे। वे तेज़ गति से गाते थे—और वह ब्लूज़ गाती थीं।

If you look at the other singers of Billie Holiday's time, they were really trying to entertain. They were trying to make people feel good. They were singing fast - and she was singing the blues.

If you look at the other singers of Billie Holiday's time, they were really trying to entertain. They were trying to make people feel good. They were singing fast - and she was singing the blues.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Observation 95%

[बिली हॉलिडे] पूरी तरह से अपनी बात पर खरी उतरती थीं, और आप आज भी उस बात को महसूस कर सकते हैं। उन्होंने जो भी गाया, उस पर उन्हें पूरा विश्वास था। इसलिए मुझे ऐसे गानों का चुनाव करना पड़ा जिनके बारे में मैं भी वैसा ही महसूस करूँ जो वे करती थीं।

[Billie Holiday] was keeping it super real, and you can feel that to this day. Everything that she sang, she believed in. So I had to pick songs that I felt the same about.

[Billie Holiday] was keeping it super real, and you can feel that to this day. Everything that she sang, she believed in. So I had to pick songs that I felt the same about.

Topic Self & Identity Authenticity
Tone: Passionate Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

मैंने उन गानों पर भी ध्यान केंद्रित करने की कोशिश की जिन्हें बिली हॉलिडे ने खुद लिखा था, या जिन्हें गढ़ने में उनकी भूमिका थी, जैसे "स्ट्रेंज फ्रूट"; ऐसे गाने जो उनके लिए लिखे गए थे या जो उन्होंने खुद लिखे थे, जैसे "फाइन एंड मेलो" या "गॉड ब्लेस द चाइल्ड"।

I also tried to focus on songs that Billie Holiday wrote, songs that she had a hand in shaping, like "Strange Fruit"; songs that were written for her or songs that she wrote herself, like "Fine and Mellow" or "God Bless The Child."

I also tried to focus on songs that Billie Holiday wrote, songs that she had a hand in shaping, like "Strange Fruit"; songs that were written for her or songs that she wrote herself, like "Fine and Mellow" or "God Bless The Child."

Themes #Authenticity
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 92%

बिली हॉलिडे के अन्य गाने—"बॉडी एंड सोल" एक क्लासिक मानक की तरह है—मैं ऐसे कुछ और गाने भी चाहता था जिनके साथ एक निर्माता के रूप में मैं अपनी छाप छोड़ सकूं। जब से मैंने 2012 में इसकी शुरुआत की है, तब से लेकर अब तक वे नौ गाने वही हैं।

The other songs [of Billie Holiday] - "Body and Soul" is like the standard - I also wanted some songs that I knew I would sound good on, as a producer. It's been the same nine songs since I debuted it back in 2012.

The other songs [of Billie Holiday] - "Body and Soul" is like the standard - I also wanted some songs that I knew I would sound good on, as a producer. It's been the same nine songs since I debuted it back in 2012.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 92%

चाहे अच्छे के लिए हो या बुरे के लिए, मुझे लगता है कि जैज़ के प्रति मेरा नज़रिया एक अर्थ में बहुत पारंपरिक है, लेकिन आज के समय में यह काफी आउट ऑफ फैशन भी है। यह संगीतकारों के बारे में है, और उस जादू के बारे में है जो उस पल में घटित होता है।

For better or for worse, I think my approach to jazz is very traditional, in one sense, but is [also] very out of fashion today. It's about the musicians, and it's about that magic that happens in the moment.

For better or for worse, I think my approach to jazz is very traditional, in one sense, but is [also] very out of fashion today. It's about the musicians, and it's about that magic that happens in the moment.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Mixed Type: Reflection 95%

जब मैं अपनी जैज़ की दुनिया में कदम रखता हूँ, तो यह वाद्य जैज़ (इंस्ट्रुमेंटल) और गायन जैज़ (वोकल) के बीच की कोई चीज़ होती है।

When I sort of step in my jazz world, it's somewhere between instrumental jazz and vocal jazz.

When I sort of step in my jazz world, it's somewhere between instrumental jazz and vocal jazz.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Reflection 98%

मेरे लिए, किसी संगीतकार द्वारा कागज़ पर लिखे अरेंजमेंट को पढ़ने, और उनके द्वारा आँखें बंद करके अपने आस-पास की आवाज़ों को सुनने और उस पर प्रतिक्रिया देने के बीच का फर्क बहुत बड़ा है।

For me, the difference between a musician reading an arrangement on a piece of paper, and them closing their eyes and listening to what's happening around them and responding to it, is huge.

For me, the difference between a musician reading an arrangement on a piece of paper, and them closing their eyes and listening to what's happening around them and responding to it, is huge.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

मैंने वास्तव में इस पूरे प्रोजेक्ट की शुरुआत कुछ साल पहले ब्रुसेल्स के 'एंशिएं बेल्जियम' में एक लाइव परफॉर्मेंस के साथ की थी। इसमें मुख्य ध्यान बिली हॉलिडे के मेरे पसंदीदा दौर पर था, जो कि 50 के दशक के अंत की वर्वे रिकॉर्डिंग थीं, जिसमें मूल रूप से काउंट बेसी बैंड का एक छोटा रूप शामिल था।

I actually started the whole project some years ago with a live debut at Ancienne Belgique in Brussels. The focus was mainly on my favorite period of Billie Holiday, which was the late-50s Verve recordings, with essentially a small version of the Count Basie band.

I actually started the whole project some years ago with a live debut at Ancienne Belgique in Brussels. The focus was mainly on my favorite period of Billie Holiday, which was the late-50s Verve recordings, with essentially a small version of the Count Basie band.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 98%

इसके बाद एक और अधिक प्रायोगिक एल्बम आया, जो 'ब्लैक मैजिक' और 'व्हाइल यू वर स्लीपिंग' जैसा था। फिर जैज़ में वापसी हुई, 'फॉर ऑल वी नो' और 'यस्टरडे आई सैंग द ब्लूज़'। यह कोई पहले से नियोजित योजना नहीं थी, जब मैंने अपने एल्बमों की सूची बनाई तब मुझे इसका अहसास हुआ। जैसे, अरे वाह, मैंने तो बिल्कुल वैसा ही किया है जो मैंने पहले किया था।

There's a more experimental album that follows that, which is like Black Magic and While You Were Sleeping. Then there's a return to jazz, For All We Know and Yesterday I Sang The Blues. It wasn't like a planned thing, I just kind of realized it when I made a list of my albums. Like, oh wow, this is exactly what I did before.

There's a more experimental album that follows that, which is like Black Magic and While You Were Sleeping. Then there's a return to jazz, For All We Know and Yesterday I Sang The Blues. It wasn't like a planned thing, I just kind of realized it when I made a list of my albums. Like, oh wow, this is exactly what I did before.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Reflection 95%