I have been able to get a small audience. It's not the huge audience, but it's enough to make it possible to play. I appreciate that.

Bernstein grew up in my building in New York. He's a very, very fine player. When he was a kid, he came by to find out what was going on in the world of jazz.

Sound is the first thing that we tune into.

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

I have been able to get a small audience. It's not the huge audience, but it's enough to make it possible to play. I appreciate that.

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.

As long as there are people trying to play music in a sincere way, there will be Jazz.