By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't want your daughter to associate read more

By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't want your daughter to associate with.

There are wonderful things in real jazz, the talent for improvisation, the liveliness, the being at one with the audience.

There are wonderful things in real jazz, the talent for improvisation, the liveliness, the being at one with the audience.

Don't play what's there, play what's not there.

Don't play what's there, play what's not there.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

I don't care too much about music. What I like is sounds

I don't care too much about music. What I like is sounds

Jazz is the folk music of the machine age

Jazz is the folk music of the machine age

Jazz is not dead - it just smells funny

Jazz is not dead - it just smells funny

The true musician is to bring light into people's hearts.

The true musician is to bring light into people's hearts.

Modern jazz: Variations on a non-existent theme

Modern jazz: Variations on a non-existent theme