Music is one big thing to me.

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

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

It's a shame that jazz is now being turned into dried fruit. It's becoming quantized, diced and defined. It's becoming an idiom. To me if it's anything, jazz is a verb ? it's more like a process than it is a thing.

More and more as time has gone on, I realize that playing is really more about listening than it is about playing.

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

Jazz music will continue to thrive, possibly in unexpected ways.