I still love the whole history of Jazz. The old things sound better than ever.

When I found the music of Monk I finally found music that fit that horn. Every one of his tunes fit it perfectly.

Circumstances can be very important. Find the right people to work with.

In composition you have all the time you want to decide what to say in 15 seconds, in improvisation you have 15 seconds.

If you listen to Louis Armstrong from 1929, you will never hear anything better than that really, and you will never hear anything more free than that.

I still love the whole history of Jazz. The old things sound better than ever.

I've performed solo for 20 years now, but I don't do much of it, because if you only play alone, you go crazy and out of tune and play foolish music.