Keith Jarrett Quotes
American - Composer Born: May 8, 1945

Once we're inside a tune, we can do anything with it.
Keith Jarrett

You know, when people look at a tree, they look at the leaves; they don't look at the spaces between the leaves. They're focused on the tree. I think there's an awareness of spaces or it wouldn't look like a tree to them.
Keith Jarrett

We accept so many things that come through the media; we get used to them, however vigilant we are. But for any creative art, you have to remain 110% conscious, and in a world that's losing consciousness, that's getting harder.
Keith Jarrett

When you're on stage you have a very strange knowledge of what the audience is. It isn't exactly a sound - it's a hum, like the streets.
Keith Jarrett

If you already have a piece of music ingrained in your body, why would you not play it?
Keith Jarrett

I realized that improvisers should probably always have time off. But musicians are always gigging and never have a chance to stop for a minute - unless something drastic occurs.
Keith Jarrett

Your own music comes out of your head and emotions, but it's not etched in your system.
Keith Jarrett

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_IW1wLZhzE
Keith Jarrett - THE KÖLN CONCERT - complete, Tomasz Trzcinski - piano excellent interpretation
1hr. 11min. plus more parts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPgEoDt_Duc
Keith Jarrett solo concert - Tokyo, 1984 Real
1hr. 31min.