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.

Most jazz players work out their solos, at least to the extent that they have a very specific vocabulary.

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

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.

Many people do think it's naive to improvise in front of paying customers. I'm not saying one way is better than another.