Alphonse Picou Quotes

"As a boy, the first jazz I heard was a jazz band at the corner of St. Phillips and Claiborne [in New Orleans]. It was called the Excelsior Band. The only musician I remember from that band was Fice Quiyrit, the trumpet player. It was a long time ago." - Alphonse Picou

source: 'Hear Me Talkin' to Ya: The Story of Jazz As Told by the Men Who Made It' (Nat Shapiro, First published 1966)