Jazz Is About Freedom Within Discipline.

I Wasn't Allowed To Play In Some Universities In The United States And Out Of Twenty-five Concerts, Twenty-three Were Canceled Unless I Would Substitute My Black Bass Player For My Old White Bass Player, Which I Wouldn't Do.

Concord, California Was A Great Place To Grow Up.

Most Of The International Acceptance Of Jazz Education Can Be Traced To The University Of North Texas, Denton, Texas, And The Wonderful Program They Inaugurated.

Jazz Is About Freedom Within Discipline. Usually A Dictatorship Like In Russia And Germany Will Prevent Jazz From Being Played Because It Just Seemed To Represent Freedom, Democracy And The United States.

Your Mother’s Heartbeat Is The First Sound You Ever Hear And Your Own Heartbeat Is The Last.