One thing that attracted me to Buddhism was the support for this larger vision of values.

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

People always want to protect what's really going on inside. They want to kind of make visible something that looks more pleasant than what may be happening inside of themselves.

It's not the style that motivates me, as much as an attitude of openness that I have when I go into a project.

I'm aware that a lot of what is happening in jazz has not had a very dynamic change in a long time.

You can expand, repeat, even change keys and do other things electronically to give certain elements and phrases more cohesiveness.

I hope that I can make good music out of whatever genre I go into. Just to prove to myself that I can.