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

You know the drum was the first instrument besides the human voice.

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

The Japanese actually approach the music on a high level. It's always been on a high level.

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

The French - they like jazz, theyve been on jazz a long time.

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