I haven't a great jazz band, and I don't want one.

Why do you judge me as a musician, John? All I’m interested in is making money.

By giving the public a rich and full melody, distinctly arranged and well played, all the time creating new tone colors and patterns, I feel we have a better chance of being successful. I want a kick to my band, but I don’t want the rhythm to hog the spotlight.

We leaders are criticized for a lot of things. It’s always true after a band gets up there and is recognized by the public.

I haven’t a great Jazz band and I don’t want one.

We didn’t come here to set any fashions in music. We merely came to bring a much-needed touch of home to some lads who have been here a couple of years.

The trouble is discernment. How do you know what's reliable and real and what's not? And who can help teach you that? That's one of the roles librarians have faced and embraced. Before, it was discernment about books in collections. Now, it's online databases and resources.

The infrastructure is being built with the development in mind.

A band ought to have a sound all of its own. It ought to have a personality.

We didn't come here to set any fashions in music. We merely came to bring a much-needed touch of home to some lads who have been here a couple of years.