Miroslav Vitous Quotes

Miroslav Vitous — Czechoslovakian Musician born on December 06, 1947,

Miroslav Ladislav Vitouš is a Czech jazz bassist who is known for his extensive career in the US... (wikipedia)

So the whole basis for jazz music is based on the fact that the bass player could not play his instrument.

There is no roles. No one is keeping any roles. The drummer is also answering everybody and everything. So it is a constant conversation and communication between musicians on an extremely high level with extremely valuable material, motifs, and melodies.

I basically started playing violin at the age of six. That lasted about three years because my previous teacher died and the second teacher didn't really know how to successfully get me going.

There was the best teachers from the Czech Philharmonic, highly dedicated people, some of the best musicians in the world passing on the knowledge about the country, about the principles, and about the music.

That was really so upsetting when you are trying to pass on some very serious knowledge and be basically, treated worse than a student coming off the street because his father pays the tuition. Come on. Give me a break. This is no school. This is a joke.

Miroslav Vitous Quotes

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