Creativity is what makes humanity move. We were created to participate.
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.
Once we're inside a tune, we can do anything with it.
When you're up against an electric band like that, it's like you're on two separate planets.
Wynton Marsalis is jazzy the same way someone who drives a BMW is sporty.
We accept so many things that come through the media; we get used to them, however vigilant we are. But for any creative art, you have to remain 110% conscious, and in a world that's losing consciousness, that's getting harder.