I always tell my students when you're going to be a jazz musician the first thing you've got to do is be a professional musician, and that means you have to feed yourself with the instrument.
Lester BowieYou play ensemble things that you had no idea you were going to play two minutes before.
Lester BowieYou can establish a presence on the internet; you can have just as much of a presence as a major company or anyone else.
Lester BowieWhat I've been trying to do for years is to get the music played on a station other than jazz stations, you know, to expand the audience.
Lester Bowie