A young pianist & composer who has demonstrated an exceptional creativity, in both his playing & his writing, as well as showing us all, his very strong commitment & motivation to aim for high musical goals. Talent like his is rare.

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.

You can work on the saxophone alone, but ultimately you must perform with others.

Risk is at the heart of jazz. Every note we play is a risk.

When I came up, it was all about originality and collective research. There is an awful lot of imitation going on now.

The saxophone is a very interesting machine, but I'm more interested in music.