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

I don't play the traditional Charlie Parker songs. But I do improvise and I do create with my instrument, and that to me is jazz. But there are people who use the word 'jazz' only in a traditional sense, and they would be offended by that, and that's fine.

I think everybody has to kind of decide what the word 'jazz' means to them, and that's fine.

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

It wasn't until Duotones that I felt my true voice come out.

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

Finally, I was no longer a student and was making music for myself.