I was never concretely aware of the extent of anti-Semitism in the United States and in the upper levels of the State Department.
“History is formed by the people, those who have power and those without power. Each one of us makes history.”
“I want them to come away with discovering the music inside them. And not thinking about themselves as jazz musicians, but thinking about themselves as good human beings, striving to be a great person and maybe they'll become a great musician.”