I still continue to do at least four concert tours a year, and in many cases, as many as six..

As long as we're in a democracy, I have to give what I think the majority of people will enjoy..

I don't think I will ever do any tours again in the United States. I rather think that that's over with..

Jazz was uplifted by what I did..

You will always find a few people in any area that would like things done completely their way..

When I was doing jazz concerts in America, I would use the biggest names I could find..

I don't want to sound as if I'm doing something tremendously special. But I am a jazz fan..

I find myself more at peace when I live in Europe..

The whole reason for Jazz at the Philharmonic was to take it to places where I could break down segregation..

The history of all big jazz bands shows was, first they played for dancing, and then they played for singing..

The economic picture in the States today doesn't allow for jazz concerts in a tour fashion. People now are too used to the Festival, which gives them….

Amsterdam must have more than a million people. But the only area where jazz is really profitable and successful in an economic sense is in Japan. Th….

Germany is probably the richest country in Western Europe. Yet they wouldn't take any television with Duke and Ella, their reaction being that people….

To play today in London, next week in Madrid and the week after that in Warsaw is a bit better than playing Newark and Baltimore and Philadelphia. I'….

You’re probably smarter than you present yourself..