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«This music is really addictive. I can get into the swing and never want to leave. I think audiences will feel something similar.»

«This is my third Hot Swing album, and I feel it is the strongest of the three, ... I think my playing on it is the best so far in terms of the style.»

«I don't recall having, in recent memory, anything remotely resembling this kind of an event where the need is to bring back a group of people dispersed by a calamity. It signifies not only a healing for their symphony and what they've worked for. It also represents the larger community of New Orleans musicians. That's exactly what people there are wanting to do. They want to put their community back together. And that community needs to heal with what the arts can give the heart and soul.»

«Also, ... Grappelli didn't start playing jazz until he was an adult, so you hear how he molded (his influences) into the jazz setting.»

«The music is addictive, ... When it's going well, you feel like you're hitting home runs all night.»

«I have no doubt that most people who listen to Alison Krauss and say they like bluegrass have never heard real bluegrass played in the traditional manner, and probably don't even know who Bill Monroe is.»

«On a very basic level, that's kind of what it comes down to,»

«Musicians coming together at a time of need is one of the great traditions in this country. It's like people taking charge.»

«He was one of the greatest, most creative fiddlers in country and bluegrass music history.»

«I think that's been part of my success, that my music looks forward while looking backward.»