I hope to use dialogue and culture as a means of bringing people of various cultures together, and using that as a way to resolve conflict.

I feel a lot more secure about the directions I take, than I might have, had I not practiced Buddhism.

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

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

Music truly is the universal language.

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

I've been practising Buddhism for forty years, and that's what has led me to this path of discovering my own humanity and recognizing the humanity in others.