A lot of jazz is like that; it sells over a period of time.

You play ensemble things that you had no idea you were going to play two minutes before.

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

And there are a lot of people interested in creative music, there are more and more and more.

A lot of jazz is like that; it sells over a period of time.

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!

They always say that jazz doesn't sell, but it's a lie, because it does sell, and it sells consistently year in and year out.