One of the reasons we're here is to be a part of this process of exchange.

One of the reasons we're here is to be a part of this process of exchange.

When I grow up I want to be just like Benny Carter!

There are a lot of great players... a lot of great players around, but Louie Bellson is really something special.

I try to play the bare essence, to let everything be just what it's supposed to be in that particular spot...You have many things to pick from when you're playing, so you try to train yourself to pick out the best things that you know.

They're not particular whether you're playing a flat 5th or a ruptured 129th as long as they can dance.

It's taken me all my life to learn what not to play.