Quotes by Robert O'Meally

“To be an educated citizen, you really have to know about all kinds of things -- but dont forget Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald -- its just part of what it means to be an educated person.”

“Jazz is a highly disciplined music that is very impatient with people who dont play, well, any sort of lazy imitation that can go with it.”

“Its a music that has to do not only with improvising by yourself, but being able to cooperate with other people.”

“The key may change, the rhythms may change, the people around you may change, but with certain values you can be prepared for all that.”