I sounded like myself. People be saying I sound like Miles or Clifford Brown.

Quote by Wynton Marsalis

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Trumpet players see each other, and it's like we're getting ready to square off or...

Trumpet players see each other, and it's like we're getting ready to square off or...

I have absolutely no idea what my generation did to enrich our democracy. We dropped...

I have absolutely no idea what my generation did to enrich our democracy. We dropped...

What, other than injustice, could be the reason that the displaced citizens of New Orleans...

What, other than injustice, could be the reason that the displaced citizens of New Orleans...

The nerves are a problem on trumpet, because when you mess up everyone can hear...

The nerves are a problem on trumpet, because when you mess up everyone can hear...

Whenever you face a man who's playing your instrument, there's a competition.

Whenever you face a man who's playing your instrument, there's a competition.

My daddy expected that my brothers and I and our generation would make the world...

My daddy expected that my brothers and I and our generation would make the world...

Don't wish for someone else to do later what you can do now.

Don't wish for someone else to do later what you can do now.

The first time I ever played the trumpet in public, I played the Marine Hymn....

The first time I ever played the trumpet in public, I played the Marine Hymn....

I always read all these books about the slaves. My mother is very educated. My...

I always read all these books about the slaves. My mother is very educated. My...

Many a revolution started with the actions of a few. Only 56 men signed the...

Many a revolution started with the actions of a few. Only 56 men signed the...

Jazz is not the kind of music you are going to learn to play in...

Jazz is not the kind of music you are going to learn to play in...

Don't settle for style. Succeed in substance.

Don't settle for style. Succeed in substance.

I got my first trumpet when I was six years old, from Al Hirt. My...

I got my first trumpet when I was six years old, from Al Hirt. My...

People have taken time out of their day and spent their money to come sit...

People have taken time out of their day and spent their money to come sit...

I didn't want to get that ring around my lips from practicing the trumpet, because...

I didn't want to get that ring around my lips from practicing the trumpet, because...

This rebuilding of New Orleans gives us the perfect opportunity to see if we're ready...

This rebuilding of New Orleans gives us the perfect opportunity to see if we're ready...

Maybe the preoccupation with technological progress has overshadowed our concern with human progress.

Maybe the preoccupation with technological progress has overshadowed our concern with human progress.

It was Dr. King's tireless activism that fostered our modern way of relating to one...

It was Dr. King's tireless activism that fostered our modern way of relating to one...

My older brother and myself always played together in bands, but we never knew we...

My older brother and myself always played together in bands, but we never knew we...

Don't worry about what others say about your music. Pursue whatever you are hearing... but...

Don't worry about what others say about your music. Pursue whatever you are hearing... but...