Jazz is about being in the moment.

We need to move into a culture of peace. What I hope to promote is the idea that we all need each other and that the greatest happiness in life is not how much we have but how much we give. That's a wealth that's priceless. You can't buy compassion.

We are eternally linked not just to each other but our environment.

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

One of the greatest attributes of jazz, I think, is that it is that open.

My father was really good with math. It's a funny thing, I don't remember my father or my mother being so mechanical-minded. My father always wanted to be a doctor, but he came from a really poor family in Georgia, and there was no way he was going to be a doctor.

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