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.

Wisdom corresponds to the future; it is philosophy.

You can practice to learn a technique, but I'm more interested in conceiving of something in the moment.

You make different colors by combining those colors that already exist.

Being a musician is what I do, but it's not what I am.

I keep recycling and repackaging music that I've done in the past, as though I can't write anymore. Like, okay, I'm done with that. But I need to kind of prod myself again into come on, Herbie, get off your duff and start writing some new music.

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