My mother gave me a choice. She said, 'Would you like to take singing lessons or piano.' I'm glad I chose piano.

I'll just try to keep my mind open to whatever comes my way.

Playing solo is difficult because you have to keep the momentum yourself. You have to continue to create and develop, so it forces you to stretch in a variety of ways.

Jazz is not gonna be a dinosaur and stay around in one form.

My mother gave me a choice. She said, 'Would you like to take singing lessons or piano.' I'm glad I chose piano.

You have to listen to what someone is doing and help them get to where they want to go, musically speaking. I play a supporting role if someone else is soloing, and a guitarist will do the same for me while I am soloing.

I try not to look back too much, but sometimes it's nice to reflect.