"Here in England we live at a slower pace, have more time to enjoy things - like good jazz."

"We play happy music, and we make people happy. That's why they like us."

"Jazz of the sort we play is a happy, extroverted music. You don't have to think about it too much."

"A frisky spirit makes my trombone sing."

"In America, life is introverted, self-absorbed - and so is their music."