Jazz Is About The Only Form Of

We Don't Know The Power That's Within Our Own Bodies

Art May Not Have The Power To Change The Course Of History, But It Can Provide A Perspective On Historical Events That Needs To Be Heard, Even If It's Seldom Heeded. After All The Temporary Influences That Once Directed The Course Of History Have Vanished, Great Art Survives And Continues To Speak To Each Generation.

Do You Think Duke Ellington Didn't Listen To Debussy? Louis Armstrong Loved Opera, Did You Know That? Name Me A Jazz Pianist Who Wasn't Influenced By European Music!

The Secret Of A Great Melody Is A Secret.

I Knew I Wanted To Write On Religious Themes When I Was A Gi In World War Ii. I Saw And Experienced So Much Violence That I Thought I Could Express My Outrage Best With Music.