I'm very gratified that I had my little 15 minutes,or whatever [at the Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition]. It certainly didn't make me rich and famous. But it helped a little bit for a while.
Jon GordonThere are a lot of different ways you can be a part of this music and love it and make a contribution that's personal to you.
Jon GordonYou hear about the struggles with substances and all that, but [Phil Wood] was a really a great guy. This was a great man.
Jon GordonMany of the people I'm gratified to see have gotten acclaim like Mark Turner or Bill Charlap. Ed Simon or Maria Schneider or Jim McNeely or Scott Robinson. Ken Peplowski, who is a friend and somebody I admire a lot.
Jon Gordon