In The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra

When I Auditioned For My High School Band The Band Director Was Excited Because My Father Was Known To Be A Great Musician. When He Heard Me, He Said 'are You Sure You're Ellis's Son?'

We Need More Math Classes, We Need More Science. It's The Art Of Math And The Art Of Science That Creates All The Innovation, And We Have A Tradition Of Great Arts, Great Music.

I Think That The Blues Is In Everything, So It's Not Possible To Neglect It. You Hear Somebody Go 'ooh Ooh Oooh,' And That's The Blues. You Hear A Rock N' Roll Song. That's The Blues. Somebody Playing A Guitar Solo? They're Playing The Blues.

Art Is A Luxury. It's Not Necessary For You To - You Can Work Your Job And You Can Make Some Money And Never Know Who Walt Whitman Was, And Never Read A Poem.

Humility Is The Doorway 2 Truth & Clarity Of Objectives... It's The Doorway 2 Learning.