Ray Conniff quotes:

I sat in at every club in New York City, jamming with musicians, because it felt right - and because it felt right and we were having fun - the people dancing and sipping their drinks in the clubs felt it too and it made them smile.

I went to the Paradise Restaurant on 49th Street and Broadway which was where they were playing, and I sat in.

I tell my friends about my conversations with my father - conversations with an artist.

When I started out, all I did was play my trombone.

I didn't get paid. I didn't even care that I didn't get paid.

Don't make art for other artists or for 'intellectuals', make art for people - and if you can touch just one person in a lifetime and make a difference - you have succeeded.