beingblog:

“One of the reasons I believe in jazz is that the oneness of man can come through the rhythm of your heart. It’s the same anyplace in the world, that heartbeat. It’s the first thing you hear when you’re born — or before you’re born — and it’s the last thing you hear.”

~Dave Brubeck (1920-2012)

as cited in The New York Times

photo by Augusto Cesar Costa

This is brilliant. May he rest in peace.