New Orleans - the real New Orleans - is the soul of the country.
When did we begin to lose faith in our ability to effect change?
Those who play for applause....Tha t’s all they get.
Jazz music is the power of now.
The fact that we are culturally ignorant and we don't know what our heritage is, the price that we pay is that we act outside of ourselves almost all the time. We make very bad decisions how we deal with other people and their culture.
Jazz comes from our way of life, and because it's our national art form, it helps us to understand who we are.