American composer and conductor (d. 2002), Birth: 6-11-1916, Death: 12-10-2002
1.
When I started out, all I did was play my trombone.
Ray Conniff
2.
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.
Ray Conniff
3.
I went to the Paradise Restaurant on 49th Street and Broadway which was where they were playing, and I sat in.
Ray Conniff
4.
I tell my friends about my conversations with my father - conversations with an artist.
Ray Conniff
5.
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.
