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.

Miles' sessions were not typical of anybody else's sessions. They were totally unique.

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

I am not fundamentally a musician, I am fundamentally a human being.

The cool thing is that jazz is really a wonderful example of the great characteristics of Buddhism and great characteristics of the human spirit. Because in jazz we share, we listen to each other, we respect each other, we are creating in the moment. At our best, we're non-judgmental.

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

At a certain point, I became a kind of musician that has tunnel vision about jazz. I only listened to jazz and classical music.