Performers may play in the studio, but they need to go out and tour every once in a while to keep their edge, or a performer who is a stranger may be asked to "sit in" on a set.

The traditional managerial mind-set is an analytical mind-set. It is about creating accountability and defining responsibilities.

Jazz is not about getting and playing whatever notes you want. It is about reworking themes in a manner that sounds good, that can be followed by the other musicians and that the audience enjoys. You cannot do that without first acquiring skills.

The manager's job - the impresario's job - is to preside over the company's efforts to jam so the business runs really well.

A pioneering and invaluable work about what it really takes to build innovation capability in society.

You are able to create an environment so that the creative process can take place and that you can get people to perform at their highest levels.

Creativity, my students learn, is as natural a function of the mind as breathing or digestion are natural functions of the body.