If I couldn't do it, then I'd be defeated. I've got the tools to do it. I never did question my tools.

The people in Japan know more about the history of jazz and the musicians than the people in the United States do.

If I couldn't do it, then I'd be defeated. I've got the tools to do it. I never did question my tools.

I might have played a little bit more in Europe than I have in Japan.

If somebody would come and they're not playing music, they would encounter certain people on another level.

I enjoy seeing young people being interested in what they can do.

Jazz needs the help. It's the more sophisticated music. All the other music is on the TV, but jazz isn't.