Jazz music will continue to thrive, possibly in unexpected ways.

I was deep in the zone of practicing almost constantly

Listening is the key to everything good in music.

There has to be a real strong reason to do something with someone for me.

Its more about conception and touch and spirit and soul than whether my hardware was in place.

Smokin' at the Half Note is the absolute greatest jazz-guitar album ever made. It is also the record that taught me how to play.

Somehow trumpet is the reference point for me it was actually my first instrument.