I used to edit myself. If something seemed super-simple I had to make it more complicated. Now I'm trying to let what's in there come out and acknowledge where I come from. I'm trying to make it more. ..true.

I spend a lot of time copying saxophone players and trumpet players. Not to say that it is not important to listen to guitar players, but there's so much music out there and so many possibilities. I like anyone who plays any instrument.

Every time I play with someone, not just a new person, but someone I've been with all along, that's where I really learn.

I've been lucky with the circle of people I'm playing with. We've played enough that there's a language we talk with each other when we play.

There's so much music out there & so many possibilities. I like anyone who plays any instrument.

To me, jazz is a place where anything is possible.

I hate labels; the problem is that if you say you're one thing, it's hard for people to imagine you as something else. Music is way more complicated than that.