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

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

...to me if it's anything, jazz is a verb-it's more like a process than it is a thing.

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!

People sometimes say it takes a long time to become a Jazz fan, but for me it took about five seconds.

As much as I have done collaborations over the years, I am actually kind of a reluctant partner.

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.