Steve Lacy

I think it is in collaboration that the nature of art is revealed…

I’ve performed solo for 20 years now, but I don’t do much of it, because…

You can work on the saxophone alone, but ultimately you must perform with others…

Nobody was playing the soprano saxophone and certainly nobody was trying to do anything with…

I’ve been working on the soprano saxophone for 40 years, and the possibilities are astounding…

You have to sound sad first of all, then maybe later you can sound good…