You can't make jazz without using certain elements of Latin music.

Get up from that piano. You hurtin' its feelings.

It is evidently known, beyond contradiction, that New Orleans is the cradle of Jazz and I, myself, happened to be the creator in the year 1902.

My contributions were many: First clown director, with witty sayings and flashily dressed, now called master of ceremonies.

Jazz music is to be played sweet, soft, plenty rhythm.

Jazz music is a style, not compositions; any kind of music may be played in Jazz if one has the knowledge.

I do not claim any of the creation of the blues, although I have written many of them even before Mr. Handy had any blues published. I heard them when I was knee-high to a duck.