The goal in life is to live young, have fun, and arrive at your final destination as late as possible, with a… — Jon Gordon Destination Copy Share Image
Justin Di Cioccio led a jazz program at Music and Art, but there was no jazz in Performing Arts. After they joined,… — Jon Gordon Art Copy Share Image
“know that I’m not a human being having a spiritual experience. I’m a spiritual being having a human experience.” — Jon Gordon Human experience Copy Share Image
I would sit in at a jazz brunch [at sweet Basil] with Eddie Chamblee, who was a great tenor player. Really a… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
I think we had a Ben Webster/Gerry Mulligan record... that might have been it. We only had a few records in the… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
We still talk about [school band]. Almost 40 years later. It's like people are talking about, "Man we need to have a… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
If I could have picked two guys on the planet, to have some exposure to at that age, those were the two… — Jon Gordon Age Copy Share Image
I don't want my children to be what I want them to be. I want them to become everything God created them… — Jon Gordon Children Copy Share Image
I was commuting three to four hours a day, I had jobs for much of it. But I was always involved in… — Jon Gordon Community Copy Share Image
I've been thankful to work with some wonderful people and sort of combine forces with some folks that... like in recent years,… — Jon Gordon Brother Copy Share Image
I was finishing up at High School of Performing Arts and finally, by the end of junior year and start of senior… — Jon Gordon Art Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I always saw these pictures of a man called Bob Gordon with a baritone saxophone, who I… — Jon Gordon Baritones Copy Share Image
Bill Charlap and I recorded a tune that Jack [Montrose] wrote and had brought to a date with Bob that was untitled.… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
It's not easy to deal with the negativity in the world but it's something that's got to be done. Your success and… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
Pretty fortunate that with the exception of two months when I was 23, that I worked in a law office pushing paper… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
Sometimes I say to my students, "We get to come and listen to our favorite recordings and try to learn from them… — Jon Gordon Education Copy Share Image
“courage is the difference between dreaming of the life you want and living the life of your dreams,” — Jon Gordon Courage Copy Share Image
I think [Phil Wood] didn't suffer fools gladly, but he loved supporting young people that loved the music. — Jon Gordon Fool Copy Share Image
I was studying with Joe Allard, which was great, as a saxophone student. Being able to study with Joe Allard was an… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
[Phil Wood] knew about wine. He knew about food. He knew about art. He knew about classical music. He was interested in… — Jon Gordon Art Copy Share Image
If you think your best days are behind you, they are. If you think your best days are ahead of you, they… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
When I heard Charlie Parker the first time on a record, it had seemed like an old, scratchy kind of record and… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
Walk down Forest Ave to Joey's Pizza like we used to do after performances, which doesn't exist anymore. We had a sense… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
We [with my mother] listened to music when I was a kid. We listened to a little bit of Bob's [Gordon] music,… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
Failure is not meant to be final and fatal… It is meant to refine you to be all that you are meant… — Jon Gordon Being yourself Copy Share Image
Alan [Ferber] is a great trombonist and composer. I'm thankful that I got some associations like that through peers and former students.… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
I got to talk to Mel Lewis a lot as a teenager. I think that's what really impacted me the most around… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
Joe Henderson, who I maybe, to me, if I had to pick one improviser in my life that I saw live that… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
Joe Henderson with Ron Carter and Al Foster at the Vanguard was just wow. And the energy of the three of them. — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
Great leaders don't succeed because they are great. They succeed because they bring out the greatness in others. — Jon Gordon Great leader Copy Share Image
Hearing Sonny Rollins live... that was really amazing. There were so many things that really blew me away at that time [of… — Jon Gordon Education Copy Share Image
“Don't focus on the numbers. Trust the process. When you keep doing things the right way, eventually the numbers will rise, the… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
“Driving a positive, high-performing culture requires more than words. After all, everyone has a mission statement, but only the great organizations also… — Jon Gordon Goals Copy Share Image
We spent all day together [with Phil Wood] at that one particular lesson, which was maybe the third or fourth lesson, in… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
Hearing Phil [wood] a lot, those few years especially when I was going to hear music and Tom Harrell was in the… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
I'm reaching a certain level [at school] that I had been aspiring to with all these incredibly advanced classical peers around me… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
[We need] someone like Don Sickler, who is an amazing trumpet player and who is also a publisher and amazing producer and… — Jon Gordon Composer Copy Share Image
Phil [Wood] said to me in the car going back, he said, "Look man, you better know why you're playing this music.… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
“While your company has had other leaders stir the pot, they have never had you lead the way. The past is the… — Jon Gordon Business Copy Share Image
It's very unlikely you're a genius, but, if you're ready to work at it hard and you want to listen to music… — Jon Gordon Genius Copy Share Image
![“I would sit in at a jazz brunch [at sweet Basil] with Eddie Chamblee, who was a great tenor player. Really a kind man. The whole band was great.” quote by Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/bc6/jon-gordon-1655_band_i-would-sit-in-at-a-jazz-brunch-at-sweet_1147668.png)
![“We still talk about [school band]. Almost 40 years later. It's like people are talking about, "Man we need to have a morning band reunion".” quote by Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/a1a/jon-gordon-1655_band_we-still-talk-about-school-band-almost-4_2935248.png)
![“If I could have picked two guys on the planet, to have some exposure to at that age, those were the two right guys [Phil Woods and Charles McPherson].” quote by Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/9f5/jon-gordon-1655_age_if-i-could-have-picked-two-guys-on-the-p_1966703.png)
![“I was finishing up at High School of Performing Arts and finally, by the end of junior year and start of senior year, made some progress as a 16 year-old classical saxophone player. But not really... not like how the legit cats do. But I love the [Jacques] Ibert, love [Alexander] Glazunov, love…” quote by Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/3c7/jon-gordon-1655_art_i-was-finishing-up-at-high-school-of-per_2762115.png)
![“Bill Charlap and I recorded a tune that Jack [Montrose] wrote and had brought to a date with Bob that was untitled. Bob [Gordon] really loved it and asked if he would mind if they dedicated it to Sue and call it "For Sue."” quote by Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/759/jon-gordon-1655_bills_bill-charlap-and-i-recorded-a-tune-that_1290613.jpg)
![“I think [Phil Wood] didn't suffer fools gladly, but he loved supporting young people that loved the music.” quote by Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/98f/jon-gordon-1655_fool_i-think-phil-wood-didn-t-suffer-fools-gl_2299258.jpg)
![“[Phil Wood] knew about wine. He knew about food. He knew about art. He knew about classical music. He was interested in things.” quote by Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/841/jon-gordon-1655_art_phil-wood-knew-about-wine-he-knew-about_2889848.png)
![“Walk down Forest Ave to Joey's Pizza like we used to do after performances, which doesn't exist anymore. We had a sense of community [in the school band].” quote by Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/b1b/jon-gordon-1655_band_walk-down-forest-ave-to-joey-s-pizza-lik_2834884.png)
![“We [with my mother] listened to music when I was a kid. We listened to a little bit of Bob's [Gordon] music, but just a little, I think it was too painful for her.” quote by Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/9dc/jon-gordon-1655_bits_we-with-my-mother-listened-to-music-when_1286460.png)
![“Alan [Ferber] is a great trombonist and composer. I'm thankful that I got some associations like that through peers and former students. That's kind of what it is.” quote by Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/4fe/jon-gordon-1655_association_alan-ferber-is-a-great-trombonist-and-co_2090724.png)
![“Hearing Sonny Rollins live... that was really amazing. There were so many things that really blew me away at that time [of schooling].” quote by Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/571/jon-gordon-1655_education_hearing-sonny-rollins-live-that-was-real_2428546.png)
![“We spent all day together [with Phil Wood] at that one particular lesson, which was maybe the third or fourth lesson, in from 11:00 in the morning to 11:00 at night. We often did a lot of varied things. It wasn't just about jazz language and the saxophone.” quote by Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/5f5/jon-gordon-1655_fourth_we-spent-all-day-together-with-phil-wood_2211142.png)
![“Hearing Phil [wood] a lot, those few years especially when I was going to hear music and Tom Harrell was in the band. Man that was incredible. Hearing Tom at that period, and hearing Phil in that period, and also [Charles] McPherson. Those three guys were very impactful. Very inspiring to me at…” quote by Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/6ef/jon-gordon-1655_band_hearing-phil-wood-a-lot-those-few-years_2009771.png)
![“I'm reaching a certain level [at school] that I had been aspiring to with all these incredibly advanced classical peers around me that I had been trying to be able to hang with them a little bit.” quote by Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/949/jon-gordon-1655_able_i-m-reaching-a-certain-level-at-school-t_662774.png)
![“[We need] someone like Don Sickler, who is an amazing trumpet player and who is also a publisher and amazing producer and composer and arranger. There's a lot of ways you can make a contribution.” quote by Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/8b6/jon-gordon-1655_composer_we-need-someone-like-don-sickler-who-is_2836460.png)
![“Phil [Wood] said to me in the car going back, he said, "Look man, you better know why you're playing this music. Because I've known too many who lived and died for it. And if you're not trying to change the world, I'm not interested."” quote by Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/815/jon-gordon-1655_car_phil-wood-said-to-me-in-the-car-going-ba_1411056.png)
