No challenge can stop you if you have the courage to keep moving forward in the face of your greatest fears and biggest challenges. Be courageous.

One negative person can create a miserable office environment for everyone else.

[Phil Wood] was a great artist, and he knew things. He could be mildly conversant in several languages.

The first jazz cruise that I was on was '91. I played with Maria Schneider and John Fedchock's band. Got to meet some amazing people that week.

Walk down Forest Ave to Joey's Pizza like we used to do after performances, which doesn't exist anymore. We had a sense of community [in the school band].

Enthusiasm comes from the Greek word entheos, which means, "inspired" or "filled with the divine."

I saw that [music] reflected in my mother when we listened to these records [of Bob Gordon]. And I felt it too.