I learned so much about playing and touring being on the road and in the studio with Jeff, but I'd always played a lot of gigs in Seattle even prior to joining the Fusion.

I really create everything I do from the heart.

The whole rise of new adult contemporary music and smooth jazz was a nice surprise.

I'm just more into playing golf. It's a great thing.

Maybe the biggest thing that I've learned musically is that anything is possible. Things can work when maybe they don't seem like they can.

Just figure out what you think jazz is, and then if it fits into that category, it's jazz, and if it doesn't, it isn't. It's no big deal.

It's important to let each artist do what makes him or her feel comfortable. Success should be a by-product of that.