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.

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

Smokin' at the Half Note is the absolute greatest jazz-guitar album ever made. It is also the record that taught me how to play.

The first thing I learned was the theme from Peter Gunn.

Its more about conception and touch and spirit and soul than whether my hardware was in place.

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.

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.