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

I don't want to appear hostile, like I'm hostile to L.A. or that I feel that the people don't appreciate jazz. I don't think it's that. I think it's something more. It's something a little bit more complicated than that.

Jazz never ends... it just continues.

Charlie Parker stuck out in my mind.

I am interested in my music lasting only while I'm alive. I'm not writing for the future.

I enjoy playing clubs. I still enjoy the closeness of the nightclub venue. However, after a certain period of time and after playing around some of the clubs in New YorkI felt that jazz should be presented in a more prestigious atmosphere.

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