I think we as human beings need to be able to appreciate each other's differences and I think jazz really takes us in that direction.

Clifford Brown was in the jazz circles considered to be probably the greatest trumpet player who ever lived.

I was taken in by the bravado and the sounds of Mexico... not so much the music, but the spirit.

I wake up in the morning, I do a little stretching exercises, pick up the horn and play.

I confess that I listen to my own music for my own pleasure.

I like to listen to classical music... I like mainline jazz.

It's very clean. With tape, you get noise.