Trumpet players are just belligerant, and cocky, and you know, just hard-headed.

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

Don't settle for style. Succeed in substance.

Nothing else will ever capture the democratic process in sound as perfectly as Jazz.

A beat is a moment in the life a groove.

I always like to play very contemporary concepts of swing right next to New Orleans music because it highlights continuum.

If you want to be different, do something different.