Learning to play is mostly about learning to hear, and learning to really listen deeply to sound in a musical way is a lifetime's worth of work.

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

To me, there are lots of different stories to tell and you usually find the best way to tell the one you are telling once you are in it.

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.

What I look for in musicians is a sense of infinity

I try to be prepared for the moment, through understanding, and being warmed up, knowing all about chords and scales, so I don't even have to think and I can get right to what it is I want to say.

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