Love is the spiritual essence of what we do. Technique is the manifestation of the preparation and investment as a result of the love.

Jazz music celebrates life! Human life; the range of it, the absurdity of it, the ignorance of it, the greatness of it, the intelligence of it, the sexuality of it, the profundity of it. And it deals with it. In all of its... It deals with it!

The rebuilding of New Orleans is an important point in the history of the United States.

The Duke and Swing represent affirmation in the face of adversity.

Grace Kelly plays with intelligence, wit and feeling. She has a great amount of natural ability and the ability to adapt. That is the hallmark of a first-class jazz musician.

New Orleans - the real New Orleans - is the soul of the country.

The bandstand is a sacred place.