Entertainment is about telling everybody that everything is alright but music is on the side of the upsetters and that's where I'm at.

People come with expectations and as a bandleader I constantly try to remind the audience to leave its expectations in the lobby.

Second edition of Earthworks I have the more traditional compositional approach, namely I write a piece from the piano.

And we'd drink huge amounts of scotch and coke, which is a ghastly sweet drink... And now people don't drink nearly as much, for good reason. We're all a little wiser.

One of the great things about having good players in your band is that you just ask them questions. You can pick up some good information that way.

I seldom play in a trio, but acoustic music is likely to be lighter, quicker, and quieter.

I listen to Bill Stewart play the drums and when I have finished doing that, I listen to Bill Stewart.