Sometimes I try to lose my identity, and I can't get rid of it!

Im always trying to find connections between things. That art is the juxtaposition of a lot of things that seem unrelated but add up to something recognizable.

It is Jazz's very nature to change, to develop & adapt to the circumstances of its environment.

If jazz has to be termed as a wave, then music is a sea, but if the reflectors in the water is the chord.

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

Jazz is an idea that is more powerful than the details of its history.

If you plan on continuing a tradition, it might be a good idea to find out just what tradition it is that you intend to continue.