7 Quotes by Ben Jaffe

He drew for me on a piece of paper all of my scales. Every week it was something new. That was my first introduction to music theory.

He was really our last connection to a bygone time in the history of New Orleans.

We've never lived more than a few miles from each other.

They're not carpenters. There's not a lot of need for jazz trombone players in Shreveport, La.

All of us had our worlds completely turned upside down. That's a really powerful thing to happen overnight. We take so many things for granted.

I'm sure we're going to be up all night telling stories.

Before the storm we were musical ambassadors of New Orleans, and now we've become cultural ambassadors for the faith of post-Katrina renewal.