American - Musician | October 18, 1961 -
Even in these times, there are still neighbors that will turn their backs on neighbors.
Wynton Marsalis
WillNeighborsTurnStillEven
There's so much spirit of integration and democracy in jazz.
DemocracyJazzSpiritIntegration
There was one thing Beethoven didn't do. When one of his string quartets was played, you can believe the second violin wasn't improvising.
BelieveYouViolinOne ThingSecond
Many a revolution started with the actions of a few. Only 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence. A few hanging together can lead a nation to change.
ChangeMenTogetherIndependence
I have absolutely no idea what my generation did to enrich our democracy. We dropped the ball. We entered a period of complacency and closed our eyes to the public corruption of our democracy.
EyesComplacencyDemocracyGeneration
Don't wish for someone else to do later what you can do now.
SomeoneWishYouNowElseLater
Whenever you face a man who's playing your instrument, there's a competition.
ManCompetitionFaceYouPlaying
I didn't have a philosophical understanding of music until I came to New York. I didn't understand how it applied to my kind and my generation. I thought it was just old people talking.
MusicNew YorkPeopleGenerationNew
As a jazz musician, you have individual power to create the sound. You also have a responsibility to function in the context of other people who have that power also.
PowerResponsibilityPeopleYouJazz
It was Dr. King's tireless activism that fostered our modern way of relating to one another.
KingWayActivismModernOurDr
I have friends who will critique me much harder than any review.
MeFriendsWillReviewWhoThan
Don't worry about what others say about your music. Pursue whatever you are hearing... but if everybody really hates your music maybe you could try some different approaches.
MusicWorryYouSayTryOthers
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