In the past, there's always been one leader that has led the pack to development of the music.

Jazz translates the moment into a sense of inspiration for not only the musicians but for the listeners.

Being vulnerable is allowing yourself to trust. That's hard for a lot of people to do. They feel a lot more secure if they kind of put walls around themselves. Then they don't have to trust anybody but themselves. But to allow you to trust not only yourself but trust others means - is what's required to be vulnerable, and to have that kind of trust takes courage.

So much of what I create has been due to the influence of Miles Davis and Donald Byrd, and so many of those that have passed on. Their music, their legacy lives on with the rest of us because we are so highly influenced by their experience and what they have given us.

I like the idea of an eclectic approach, incorporating jazz with other forms and other genres of music.

I've never really been interested in doing a solo piano tour.

You can practice to learn a technique, but I'm more interested in conceiving of something in the moment.