Thelonius Monk was not exactly 'the guy next door'.

When you know the lyrics to a tune, you have some kind of insight as to it's composition. If you don't understand what it's about, you're depriving yourself of being really able to communicate this poem.

Jazz to me is a living music. It's a music that since its beginning has expressed the feelings, the dreams, hopes, of the people.

I hope we left you with something to put under your pillows.

What I'm doing, I prefer to call that jazz, because it is a beautiful word - I love it.

In jazz, there is a lot of European influence harmonically.

A lot of times I go back to record and to make a tour, but I'm very happy to do it, because it gives me an opportunity to dig and hear what's going on.