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

I think I have a basic sound aesthetic that is in most of what I do

More and more as time has gone on, I realize that playing is really more about listening than it is about playing.

One very fundamental thing has not changed and I realized that it will never change... is that I really need to go home and practice.

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

My older brother Mike is an excellent trumpet player. By the time he was 12, he was playing around Kansas City in classical situations. He was already an amazing talent.

And if I ever DO see [Kenny G] anywhere, at any function - he WILL get a piece of my mind, and maybe a guitar wrapped around his head.