Les McCann Quotes

"I feel that when you have something that you believe in all the way, you create an audience. Whether it was a jazz club or not, I found a place where they had a piano and we played there and drew the crowd. People will come out when there's something to hear."
Les McCann 

When I was in the Navy I was able to get out into town and get into things. When I got to LA, I was more focused on going to school. When there was an opportunity to get out and see some music, I did, but clubs in LA come and go quite often. But there were many people I went to see. It was the whole experience of going to school, working, struggling to make it, getting along with people, girlfriends, musicians, bands. Learning about all those things that I now know what to do with, you understand. 
Les McCann

There are five of us, and the band is called Les McCann and His Magic Band. I have a young guitarist named David Zeiher, another David, my bass player, a young musician from France, David Levray, a great bass player. I have a drummer named Matt Scott, he's on loan, and my main man is Keith Anderson, a saxophone player from Dallas. He flies in and we hook up. 
Les McCann

We need the jazz musicians gallery, where each musician that's an artist gets a wing, and everybody who comes to the city can relate to that.
Les McCann