The piano is kind of my second instrument.

We were from totally different social backgrounds. This is what is very hard for an American to understand, but we could have been five guys from Mars.

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

The piano is kind of my second instrument.

A rock band used to be four guys and a drummer. Now it's five guys sitting around reading manuals!

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.

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