I feel that L.A. has not always been my strongest base for support. That can be for various reasons.

I'm fortunate that I'm making a living at it now because I'm not equipped to do anything else.

I simply want to reach a level where I will never cease to make progress...so that, even on the bad evenings, I may never be bad enough to despair.

Many jazz artists go to L.A. seeking a more comfortable life and then they really stop playing.

No one is original. Everyone is derivative.

One very important thing I learned from Monk was his complete dedication to music. That was his reason for being alive. Nothing else mattered except music, really.

Music represents nature. Nature represents life. Jazz represents nature. Jazz is life.