They always say that jazz doesn't sell, but it's a lie, because it does sell, and it sells consistently year in and year out. — Lester Bowie Copy Share Image
They always say that jazz doesn't sell, but it's a lie, because it does sell, and it sells consistently year in and year out. — Lester Bowie Copy Share Image
I always tell my students when you're going to be a jazz musician the first thing you've got to do is be a professional… — Lester Bowie Copy Share Image
You know when I was younger I used to look at Downbeat Magazine and I figured anybody in Downbeat must be making a living. — Lester Bowie Copy Share Image
What I've been trying to do for years is to get the music played on a station other than jazz stations, you know, to… — Lester Bowie Copy Share Image
We just can't go and try to turn the clock back, that's not happening anymore. You've got to figure something else out. — Lester Bowie Copy Share Image
Jazz is neither specific repertoire, nor academic exercise... but a way of life. — Lester Bowie Copy Share Image
Music is very important. It's important as a tool for learning, it can be a tool for healing, it can be no telling what,… — Lester Bowie Copy Share Image
Because I believe that the future of the music lies in the Internet. It can be sold on the Internet. — Lester Bowie Copy Share Image
Play as well as you can all the time, and if you're truthful to your thing, you'll succeed. — Lester Bowie Copy Share Image
