You start way down on a low B flat on the tuba and you have a chromatic scale; you can match the colours all the way up, till you get to the top of the trumpet.

This life of being a transient human being has gotten to a point when it's very hard to bear

I've always wanted a C trumpet on top, to have that same kind of facility without shouting.

If you've only got one horn playing, I still want the sense of ensemble.

New York is still where I live most of the time.

So I played alto for quite a while until I saved up the money for the baritone

It's true I've always been attracted to the jazz band in an orchestral way, rather than a band way.