The way I think about the practicing, it is my undercover work.

When you're up against an electric band like that, it's like you're on two separate planets.

If music is sound & came from silence, then silence is potentially greater than sound.

The way I think about the practicing, it is my undercover work.

Once we're inside a tune, we can do anything with it.

... The 'cleverness' syndrome has taken the place of melody. It's like everyone has come down with this terrible disease in jazz....you are always expected to do your own material, which is a strange thing to do if you're a poor composer but a great player.

I grew up with the piano. I learned its language as I learned to speak.