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.
Jazz demands that you bring to it things that are valuable to you, that are personal to you.
I realized that equipment really had little to do with why I sound like the way I sound
Music is what you notice when it's no longer in your presence.
More and more as time has gone on, I realize that playing is really more about listening than it is about playing.