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I listen to a lot of singers, because I find phrasing to be one of the most essential elements of playing.

- Stefon Harris

Listen, Singers, Lot, Essential

Ultimately, what we do as musicians, I think of us as a type of emotional engineer. We essential take these sound waves, this sound, and we organize it into emotion, and that's how we connect with our audiences.

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Waves, Think, I Think, Essential

Miles Davis is a major influence of mine in terms of the way that I am as a bandleader.

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Mine, Davis, Am, Major Influence

One of the things I'm adamant about as a bandleader is not micromanaging. I'm an advocate for the concept of allowing everyone to be fully vested in what they're doing, so everyone contributes whatever they're inspired to contribute.

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Doing, One Of The Things, Vested

I love Amsterdam. The city is vibrant and alive. It's fresh and so open. It's definitely one of my favorite places.

- Stefon Harris

Love, Alive, Vibrant, Fresh

I taught myself to read music at a very young age, so when I started to take lessons in school, the teachers used to give me other instruments to keep me busy, because I was more advanced than the other kids.

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Young, Other, Very, Lessons

I grew in the inner city, listening to Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, James Brown, The Commodores - lots of soul music.

- Stefon Harris

Listening, City, Stevie, Soul Music

Being at home with my family always inspires me. I find it hard to be inspired when I'm on the move. I'm not creative when I'm jet-lagged and sleeping in strange hotels.

- Stefon Harris

Always, Move, Being, Hotels

What happens when an art form becomes ambiguous, I think, is that the standards are lowered. You can say anything is jazz. So I think it's important to reflect on what made jazz so special.

- Stefon Harris

Art, Think, I Think, Ambiguous

Italy has great food and Barcelona has great energy.

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Great, Italy, Barcelona, Energy

I'm a spa person. Massages keep me relaxed, so I always try to make time for them when I tour.

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Always, Them, Tour, Relaxed

I don't really see huge barriers between any styles of music.

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Music, See, Barriers, Styles

If you listen to the way I speak, I have a lot of rhythm, use a lot of accents. When I'm playing my instrument, that concept comes through very clearly.

- Stefon Harris

Through, Very, Use, Accents

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