Elvin Jones Quotes

"I feel very, very gratified when people are complimentary to what I have done or appreciated it with sincerity... It makes me feel that maybe I did do something that was proper and that was right." - Elvin Jones

Ella Fitzgerald Quotes

"I've had some wonderful love affairs and some that didn't work out. I don't want to dwell on that and I don't want to put people down, but I think all the fabulous places I've been, the wonderful things that have happened for me, the great people I've met - that ought to make a story." - Ella Fitzgerald

Lionel Hampton Quotes

"Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind." - Lionel Hampton

Wynton Marsalis Quotes

"I believe in professionalism, but playing is not like a job. You have to be grateful to have the opportunity to play." - Wynton Marsalis

Nina Simone Quotes

"Greed has driven the world crazy. And I think I'm lucky that I have a place over here that I can call home." - Nina Simone