I'm my own most merciless critic onstage.

I realized that improvisers should probably always have time off. But musicians are always gigging and never have a chance to stop for a minute - unless something drastic occurs.

I'm my own most merciless critic onstage.

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

Your own music comes out of your head and emotions, but it's not etched in your system.

I cannot say what I think is right about Music. I only know the rightness of it.

If I'm not a jazz player all the time, I've at least been cued in to what I do by jazz.