One of the things I love about music is live performance.
I think that peace is, in many ways, a precondition of joy.
Sharing is a much better way to communicate than proving.
Jazz has been such a force in music, that any musician, including classical composers, have been influenced, and obviously performers, also.
Culture opens our hearts to one another. And the currency in culture is not money, but trust.
Practicing is not only playing your instrument, either by yourself or rehearsing with others - it also includes imagining yourself practicing. Your brain forms the same neural connections and muscle memory whether you are imagining the task or actually doing it.