When you are playing with someone who really has something to say, even though they may be otherwise quite different in style, there’s one thing that remains constant. And that is the tension of the experience, that electricity, that kind of feeling that is a lift sort of feeling. No matter where it happens, you know when that feeling comes upon you, and it makes you feel happy.

I think I know what it is but don't ask me to play it

I think I was first awakened to musical exploration by Dizzy Gillespie and Bird. It was through their work that I began to learn about musical structures and the more theoretical aspects of music.

Starting in the middle of a musical sentence and moving in both directions at once.

Any time you play your horn, it helps you. If you get down, you can help yourself even in a rock 'n' roll band.

There are so many things to be considered in making music. The whole question of life itself... I know that I want to produce beautiful music, music that does things to people that they need.

One positive thought produces millions of positive vibrations.