The music becomes something that is its own entity.

I don't mind being classified as a jazz artist, but I do mind being restricted to being a jazz artist. My foundation has been in jazz, though I didn't really start out that way. I started in classical music, but my formative years were in jazz, and it makes a great foundation.

So in other words, we were constantly challenged to grow, and thats what a master does.

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

World peace is no longer some pie-in-the-sky thing, because no single person or country is going to solve it on their own.

But I have to be careful not to let the world dazzle me so much that I forget that I'm a husband and a father.

The spirit of jazz is the spirit of openness.