Sound is the first thing that we tune into.

I always felt as a horn player, a jam session wasn't satisfying enough for me. I should have been a rhythm section player, actually.

That's kind of my goal: to build a new row of meaningful tones.

We all learn from each other, and I never really hung out with guys in that way, so I missed out.

A first love always occupies a special place.

I listen to classical music very much. There's a lot of jazz that I don't enjoy listening to.

You just keep playing. If someone special comes along and organizes it in a new way, then you'll have another approach and everybody will jump on it to try to learn.