There will never come a time when you don't have to practice

Sometimes you need to stand with your nose to the window and have a good look at jazz. And I've done that on many occasions.

My boyfriend dumped me. My best friend won't talk to me. My future is in a garbage can. Everything has turned to crap. Can you please just let me be a sullen teenager. just this once

That Yes, I know what you mean-that is the technical definition of Best Friend Forever.

Jazz is restless. It won't stay put & it never will.

I was lucky enough to occasionally break out of that racist situation that prevails in the Hollywood film production community. But it was racist then and it will always be that way. It will never be otherwise.

There will never come a time when you don't have to practice