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

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

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.

Since I was the solo artist as well as the writer for the songs, I figured I had enough credits on it already.

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

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