My work has been marginalized as far as the jazz-business complex is concerned, or the contemporary-music complex.

My work has been marginalized as far as the jazz-business complex is concerned, or the contemporary-music complex.

I know I’m an African-American, and I know I play the saxophone, but I’m not a jazz musician. I’m not a classical musician, either. My music is like my life: It’s in between these areas.

Most African Americans, especially the men and women from my generation, would accept the nationalist gambit that says only European Americans can be racists, which is an interesting gambit.

Is jazz a rhythm, or is it a vibration?

I have learned through time that not everyone is interested in the kinds of things that fascinate me.

The word music is a convenient way to talk about what I'm interested in, but actually, in some ways, it's a limitation.