When you're playing the part of a saxophone or a trumpet player, both of which I have done, it would be nice… — Stephen Rea Copy Share Image
The only memory I have of playing the saxophone was in a school play. We put on 'Grease,' which is still one… — Ed Skrein Copy Share Image
I throw a Christmas party at my house. It's not really a Christmas party, because I don't want to call it a… — Clarence Clemons Copy Share Image
I love a lot of the young, new artists who are coming up, including Adele. I suppose anybody would freak out to… — Dave Koz Copy Share Image
Bill Clinton is like a lot of white politicians. They eat soul food, they party with black women, they play the saxophone,… — Sister Souljah Copy Share Image
The saxophone was created to mimic the human voice and I think that's why I gravitated toward the saxophone eventually. I'd loved… — Matana Roberts 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 Copy Share Image
My grammar school graduating class in 1941 had a little party for 13 or 14 year-old kids. [Trumpeter] King Kolax's band played… — Johnny Griffin Copy Share Image
I try not to talk during the day when I have a show that night. My voice is my instrument, just like… — Emo Philips Copy Share Image
My first album didn't come out until I was 27, which in pop years is late, you know. But when it came… — Bjork Copy Share Image
I have learned as much about writing about my people by listening to blues and jazz and spirituals as I have from… — Ernest Gaines Copy Share Image
I was not a band geek, per say. But me and my two older sisters played instruments, so I would come home… — Miles Teller 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
The saxophone is so human. Its tendency is to be rowdy, edgy, talk too loud, bump into people, say the wrong words… — Joy Harjo 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 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/quotes/i/3c7/jon-gordon-1655_art_i-was-finishing-up-at-high-school-of-per_2762115.png)
![“My grammar school graduating class in 1941 had a little party for 13 or 14 year-old kids. [Trumpeter] King Kolax's band played for the party and Gene Ammons was playing tenor saxophone with the band. And that's when I said, "That's it!" Just like that, tunnelvision ever since.” quote by Johnny Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83c/johnny-griffin-65875_band_my-grammar-school-graduating-class-in-19_1845972.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/quotes/i/5f5/jon-gordon-1655_fourth_we-spent-all-day-together-with-phil-wood_2211142.png)
