I'm only involved really right now with the Art Ensemble of Chicago and the Brass Fantasy.

I'm only involved really right now with the Art Ensemble of Chicago and the Brass Fantasy.

They're not just interested in one sort of music any more.

We expect the listener to have, like, a movie going on when they hear us. That's what it's all about for us.

Jazz is so difficult. A lot of people think once they've learned these licks they can get up and play them for the rest of their life. But that's not being truthful to the music 'cause it's not developing. Cats you hear that don't make no mistakes? They ain't trying to do nothing. everything they hear is on the mark, but they've played it so many times... I've built a whole career out of making mistakes!

You would think that anyone on a major label would be doing something, but when you speak of major label that means something to maybe a big pop star that might be getting some sort of benefit from the major. But we still don't get anything.

These people are interested in a wide variety of music, and that's what we're into.