Everything about the swing is about some guideline and some grid and the elegant way that you negotiate your way through that grid.

Many a revolution started with the actions of a few. Only 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence. A few hanging together can lead a nation to change.

I believe in professionalism, but playing is not like a job. You have to be grateful to have the opportunity to play.

Art is a luxury. It's not necessary for you to - you can work your job and you can make some money and never know who Walt Whitman was, and never read a poem.

Music is always for the listener, but the first listener is always the musician

If you're not making mistakes, you're not trying.

Milk in a mother's breast-that's cool. Milk in a mouth-that's cool too. But milk in my trumpet? Not so cool. I have to play that thing.