As a human being, I'm concerned about the world that I live in.So, I'm concerned about peace.I'm concerned about man's inhumanity to man. I'm concerned about the environment.

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.

Jazz is a music that is open enough to borrow from any other form of music, and has the strength to influence any other form of music.

Jazz has borrowed from other genres of music and also has lent itself to other genres of music.

At a certain point, I became a kind of musician that has tunnel vision about jazz. I only listened to jazz and classical music.

I've had a life that has taken many interesting paths. I've learned a lot from mentors who were instrumental in shaping me, and I want to share what I've learned.

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