One thing I like about jazz is that it emphasized doing things differently from what other people were doing.

The value of music is to be able to play one note at the right time in the right way.

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

Jazz to me is the spirit of freedom. I mean real freedom. Freedom to explore. Freedom to express. Freedom to pour out your guts.

I'm always interested in looking forward toward the future. Carving out new ways of looking at things.

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

I'm one of the people who was a pioneer in encouraging musicians, early in the game, to get interested in technology, and now all the musicians are getting into it.