I try to practice with my life.

The Internet opens up a whole new range of possibilities in a wide range of areas.

In the world of Art there are no wrong choices.

It is people's hearts that move the age.

In World War II, jazz absolutely was the music of freedom, and then in the Cold War, behind the Iron Curtain, same thing. It was all underground, but they needed the food of freedom that jazz offered.

I started off with classical music, and I got into jazz when I was about 14 years old. And I've been playing jazz ever since.

The arts have always served relationships between people of different cultures so well. In a way, the arts function as a very serious kind of ambassador.