To Be Young, Gifted And Black!

Jazz Is Not Just Music, It's A Way Of Life, It's A Way Of Being, A Way Of Thinking. . . . The New Inventive Phrases We Make Up To Describe Things - All That To Me Is Jazz Just As Much As The Music We Play.

To Most White People, Jazz Means Black And Jazz Means Dirt, And That's Not What I Play. I Play Black Classical Music.

You've Got To Learn To Leave The Table When Love's No Longer Being Served".

Through Music You Can Become Sad, Joyful, Loving, You Can Learn. You Can Learn Mathematics, Touch, Pacing... Oh My God! Ooh... Wow... You Can See Colors Through Music. Anything!

Music Is A Gift And A Burden I've Had Since I Can Remember Who I Was.