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.

I like the idea of an eclectic approach, incorporating jazz with other forms and other genres of music.

I think there's a great beauty to having problems. That's one of the ways we learn.

I got a chance to work with Miles Davis, and that changed everything for me, 'cause Miles really encouraged all his musicians to reach beyond what they know, go into unknown territory and explore. It's made a difference to me and the decisions that I've made over the years about how to approach a project in this music.

It's not the style that motivates me, as much as an attitude of openness that I have when I go into a project.

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

One thing that sticks in my mind is that jazz means freedom and openness. It's a music that, although it developed out of the African American experience, speaks more about the human experience than the experience of a particular people.