I tell my friends about my conversations with my father – conversations with an artist. – Ray Conniff
I went to the Paradise Restaurant on 49th Street and Broadway which was where they were playing, and I sat in. – Ray Conniff
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. – Ray Conniff
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
If you believe in your art, and you love what you do, that energy will go out, and people will respond. – Ray Conniff
