I heard these stories [about musicians from my mother] and somehow music, it was my understanding what my father had done. I… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
I had pestered [Phil Wood] for a long time. He finally agreed to do it. And I was excited and nervous and… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
I think what frustrated me more than anything else in my formative years was that I just had to work. I had… — Jon Gordon College 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
The more energy you spend worrying about the people who didn't get on your bus, the less you will have for the… — Jon Gordon 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
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
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
“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
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
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
![“I heard these stories [about musicians from my mother] and somehow music, it was my understanding what my father had done. I didn't know it was misinformation. It sort of inwardly in my psyche laid the template for music being affiliated with my father and my family.” quote by Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84c/jon-gordon-1655_done_i-heard-these-stories-about-musicians-fr_2640766.jpg)
![“I had pestered [Phil Wood] for a long time. He finally agreed to do it. And I was excited and nervous and he couldn't have been nicer or more supportive from the minute I got to his house.” quote by Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/561/jon-gordon-1655_excited_i-had-pestered-phil-wood-for-a-long-time_2627906.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/quotes/i/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/quotes/i/815/jon-gordon-1655_car_phil-wood-said-to-me-in-the-car-going-ba_1411056.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/quotes/i/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/quotes/i/759/jon-gordon-1655_bills_bill-charlap-and-i-recorded-a-tune-that_1290613.jpg)
![“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)
![“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/quotes/i/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/quotes/i/949/jon-gordon-1655_able_i-m-reaching-a-certain-level-at-school-t_662774.png)