Sense of community was really fostered by Larry Laurenzano, who was a great educator.

I wasn't expecting [the Monk competition] would necessarily do that. So I just did what I did and some good things continued to happen and some doors continued to open and that kind of led me into the different associations that I developed in my 30s and some records that I've made on ArtistShare over the last 10 years or so.

Love takes time. It's a process not a goal. Love is something that needs to be nurtured. But if there is one thing I urge you to start immediately it's focus on bringing out the best in each person on your team. When you love someone you want the best for him. You want him to shine. And the best way to do this is to help him discover the value inside him.

Great leaders don't succeed because they are great. They succeed because they bring out the greatness in others.

When [Charlie Parker] saw the young guys, especially the ones that were scuffling... "Did you eat today?" And if you hadn't eaten, he'd take you and buy you some lunch.

I was also sitting in from the middle of senior year of high school at Sweet Basil, it was a great club in New York.

Things dribbled in in dribs and drabs through my 20s. But it was a struggle.