My background was in performing originally.

I have a bunch of albums I would love to get re-released.

When I was four years old, my mother owned some tenements in the Bronx.

I used to perform all the time but I haven't performed in New York in a very long time.

So I went into jazz and performed in jazz clubs all over the country.

I'm lucky to be in a profession where you can keep getting better.

To put it in musician's terms, my chops are good.