My Son Is A Hip-hop Producer.

A Lot Of The Guys Were Like That - Oscar Pettiford - They Just Took Me Under Their Wing, And That's Why I Automatically Help Young People. I Just Love It, Because They Did That For Me.

It Has Been Proven Time And Time Again In Countless Studies That Students Who Actively Participate In Arts Education Are Twice As Likely To Read For Pleasure, Have Strengthened Problem-solving And Critical Thinking Skills, Are Four Times More Likely To Be Recognized For Academic Achievement, Four Times More Likely To Participate In A Math And Science Fair.

Jazz Has The Power To Make Men Forget Their Differences And Come Together... Jazz Is The Personification Of Transforming Overwhelmingly Negative Circumstances Into Freedom, Friendship, Hope, And Dignity.

Music Was The One Thing I Could Control. It Was The One World That Offered Me Freedom. When I Played Music, My Nightmares Ended. My Family Problems Disappeared. I Didnt Have To Search For Answers. The Answers Lay No Further Than The Bell Of My Trumpet And My Scrawled, Pencilled Scores. Music Made Me Full, Strong, Popular, Self-reliant And Cool.

I Chose The Trombone Because The Trombone Players In The Marching Band Got To Be Up Front With The Majorettes (because Of The Slides) And I Loved That!