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

I'm talking as a professional impresario. I'm not judging anybody at all.

I don't say that the supposed Civil Rights development is a myth, but it's a matter of dealing with reality. It's purely peripheral and, in many cases, it's just a facade.

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

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

You’re probably smarter than you present yourself.

The public, hearing pop music, is, without knowing it, also soaking up jazz.