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Quotes About Jam session

I had sat in one day in Central Park with Bonnie and Delaney, and Duane was playing with them, so I asked if he wanted to work on an album. You never had to say to him how to play the guitar.
~ Herbie Mann
Even today, skiffle is a defining part of my music. If I get the opportunity to just have a jam, skiffle is what I love to play.
~ Van Morrison
I tried to sing 'What's Going On' with Amy Winehouse once at an old cinema in the West End. There was a funk band that had members of both of our bands playing in it, but it was the worst kind of place to sing bad karaoke because everyone there was an amazing singer or musician.
~ Jamie Cullum
We would play, then they would play a set, then we would jam on the last song.
~ Charlie Byrd
I always felt as a horn player, a jam session wasn't satisfying enough for me. I should have been a rhythm section player, actually.
~ Lee Konitz
When I came to New York after high school in 1959 and started to meet musicians, 'Hot House' was like a standard jam session tune.
~ Chick Corea
Many of what are now considered historic events, such as John and Paul McCartney's only jam session after The Beatles split up, weren't photographed. I'm surprised I captured as many moments as I did.
~ May Pang
Our last jam session was this past Christmas. Dad played his harmonica, mom sang in English and Italian, and I played guitar. I'm so happy that we could share that musical experience for one last time.
~ Tony Visconti
My first reaction to playing at Coachella was like a kid who has no idea of the rules. I just wanted to go have a jam session with my friends. I didn't get that we couldn't just jump on one another's stages while they were performing!
~ Thundercat
We have a jam session at home every so often. That's one reason I bought a house with lots of ground around it the neighbors can't hear us play!
~ Fred MacMurray
My best capacity is to edit. If anything, I am a specialist at editing: my usual approach is to record a song very long. In the beginning just jam, jam on and on. Then break the song and play with it.
~ Manu Chao
We happened to be in the studio next door and I think Noel Redding came around and said, 'Do you fancy having a sing on this?' We just went and did it and it was great.
~ Roy Wood