They're not just interested in one sort of music any more.

- Lester Bowie

A chord is just the name of a sound.

- Lester Bowie

Many times you never know what's going to happen. You'll play songs that you never thought you were going to play.

- Lester Bowie

The way we look at it, everything is a sound.

- Lester Bowie

We're just beginning to learn the importance of music in our society.

- Lester Bowie

Jazz is so difficult. A lot of people think once they've learned these licks they can get up and play them for the rest of their life. But that's not…

- Lester Bowie

We just can't go and try to turn the clock back, that's not happening anymore. You've got to figure something else out.

- Lester Bowie

Music is very important. It's important as a tool for learning, it can be a tool for healing, it can be no telling what, as long as we remain free to…

- Lester Bowie

Jazz is neither specific repertoire, nor academic exercise... but a way of life.

- Lester Bowie