Of course, it's not the technique that makes the music; it's the sensitivity of the musician and his ability to be able to fuse his life with the rhythm of the times. This is the essence of music.

Music truly is the universal language.

I've had a life that has taken many interesting paths. I've learned a lot from mentors who were instrumental in shaping me, and I want to share what I've learned.

You can change your character and, at the same time, change your fortune.

It's not exclusive, but inclusive, which is the whole spirit of jazz.

In World War II, jazz absolutely was the music of freedom, and then in the Cold War, behind the Iron Curtain, same thing. It was all underground, but they needed the food of freedom that jazz offered.

The thing that we possess, that machines don't, is the ability to exhibit wisdom.