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As long as there is democracy, there will be people wanting to play jazz because nothing else will ever so perfectly capture the democratic process in sound. Jazz means working things out musically with other people. You have to listen to other musicians and play with them even if you don't agree with what they're playing. It teaches you the very opposite of racism and anti-Semitism. It teaches you that the world is big enough to accommodate us all.

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Those who play for applause....Tha t’s all they get.

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It's harder to build than destroy. To build is to engage and change. In jazz, we call progressing harmonies changes. Changes are like obstacles on a …

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If you want to be different, do something different.

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We're blues people. And blues never lets tragedy have the last word.

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How great musicians demonstrate a mutual respect and trust on the bandstand can alter your outlook on the world and enrich every aspect of your life,…

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The real power of Jazz is that a group of people can come together and create improvised art and negotiate their agendas... and that negotiation is t…

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If you're not making mistakes, you're not trying.

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Jazz music is the power of now. There is no script. It's conversation. The emotion is given to you by musicians as they make split-second decisions t…

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Let the critics criticize and let the doers do.

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