"Dave Rocha is a modern player out of the hard-bop tradition, with a beautiful sound and tremendous facility on the horn. You can hear the influence of Clifford Brown, Lee Morgan and others in his playing, but Dave has his own voice, and it's a nice one!"

“Science requires a society because even people who are trying to be good thinkers love their own thoughts and theories - much of the debugging has to be done by others.”

“I am still very proud of that concert. In America, the (musicians') connection with the conductor is as with management - it becomes political. You cannot conduct properly in this environment. I hate this enemy situation between management and orchestra members.”

“I've always used humor, but I use humor when coping with things in general.”

Source : "Laura Michelle unleashes her inner Chuck Norris". Interview with Carissa Shuman, thecelebritycafe.com. August 26, 2016.

“A woman's mind is cleaner than a man's: She changes it more often.”

“I am a spiritual person living in a human body, not a human body with a spirit.”

“Ane bow that is ay bent Worthis ay unsmart and dullis on the string; Sa dois the mynd that is ay diligent In ernistfull thochtis and in studying.”

Source : c.1470 Moral Fables, prologue, l.21-5.

“What is man but his passion?”

“When I wear a silk scarf I never feel so definitely like a woman, a beautiful woman”