Quote of the Day: Happy Birthday Louis Armstrong August 4, 1901
"What we play is life."
"If I don’t practice for a day, I know it. If I don’t practice for two days, the critics know it. And if I don’t practice for three days, the public knows it."
"Jazz is played from the heart. You can even live by it. Always love it."
"Hot can be cool, and cool can be hot, and each can be both. But hot or cool, man, jazz is jazz."
“If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know.”
— Louis Armstrong
In honor of Louis Armstrong's birthday—August 4, 1901 —you can listen to his music all day long by following the link to the Columbia University Music Station: WKCR.org