Keith Jarrett

“Jazz is a music of the moment. It's not a music of preservation.”

“Improvisation is the art of being completely in the moment.”

“There's no such thing as a wrong note.”

“Music is the language of the soul, and my instrument is the tool I use to speak it.”

“I'm not here to entertain. I'm here to share an experience.”

“If you have a preconceived idea of what you're going to play, you're not improvising.”

“The solo concert is a sacred space for me. It's a place where I can be completely honest and vulnerable.”

“My life has been a search for the silence of sound.”

“The piano is a monster that whispers. It's a box of hammers and strings that has the power to sing.”

“For me, the melody is the king.”

“I don't think of myself as a jazz pianist. I think of myself as a musician.”

“What I’m doing is not about me. It’s about the music.”

“The process is the goal.”

“The only thing that can stop you from being a musician is you.”

“It's not about playing the right notes, it's about playing the notes right.”

“I have to be in a certain state of mind to play, and that state of mind is not one of entertainment.”

“I believe in the power of the audience.”

“The more you know, the more you have to forget.”