We always felt that if you do something with quality and integrity, then it's going to come back to you.

Selfishly, I make music for me. I like to make music. I like looking for songs. I like working with interesting musicians. I like producing records. It's something I will always do.

I like to listed to the adventurous guys - the Coltranes, Miles Davis, the guys who just let it loose.

I don't think radio is selling records like they used to. They'd hawk the song and hawk the artist and you'd get so excited, you'd stop your car and go into the nearest record store.

I think jazz is a phenomenal creative force, because it's one man, one vote as you're playing, but it's a collective thing, what you're doing. You're listening to all the musicians around you and you're working within that structure.

The Japanese seem to be a loyal audience.

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.