The best musicians are not the best players, they're the best listeners.

I don't worry too much about the fundamentalist principles that are in almost any discussion about Jazz.

I love playing and working on music. It is something that I feel really lucky to be able to spend my life doing. And I don't sleep much!

Most guys at Berklee are going to wind up truck drivers.

I think that the melodic piece of the puzzle in music is the most esoteric and difficult to quantify.

I think jazz is actually quite unforgiving in its disdain for nostalgia. It demands creativity and change at its highest level.

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