Somehow trumpet is the reference point for me it was actually my first instrument.

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

The best musicians are not the best players, they're the best listeners.

From 1962 to 1965, the guitar became this icon of youth culture, thanks mostly to the Beatles

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

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

Avant-garde, jazz, pop, classical, country and western, rock, free, straight-ahead, etc. are ultimately meaningless terms in the face of the music being discussed at best - at worst, those terms often serve as code words for what is in fact a cultural / political discussion more than a musical one.