I'm a Persian Jew, and we don't speak Hebrew.
Critics do their job, and I take their criticism seriously.
I've known Pinchas Zukerman since he was a teenager.
The convergence of the Rhone and Saone. Paul Bocuse. The birthplace of cinema. Chateauneuf-du-Pape just a few miles down the road. It does not get much better than Lyon.
One of the things that I loved about listening to Miles Davis is that Miles always had an instinct for which musicians were great for what situations. He could always pick a band, and that was the thing that separated him from everybody else.
Taste is changing, style is changing, and players' abilities are changing.
This American Jewish music is a new experience for us at least consciously.
My love life doesn't stink; it's nonexistent.
I have been recording for five decades now.
My goal was never to sell many records.
I listen to kids play a lot.
When I was introduced to Johnson he was a freshman Congressman.
A frisky spirit makes my trombone sing.
I am just a guy that watches sports all day.
My music has always been strong in melodic content.
When playing music, it is possible to achieve a unique sense of peace.
A musicologist is a man who can read music but can't hear it.
If you can sing together, you can live together.
I am not only a Parsi, I am a Kashmiri too.
I got a chance to work with Miles Davis, and that changed everything for me, 'cause Miles really encouraged all his musicians to reach beyond what they know, go into unknown territory and explore. It's made a difference to me and the decisions that I...
Jazz is the folk music of the machine age.
