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.

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

Before the work comes to you, you have to invent work.

Bamboo is not a weed, it's a flowering plant. Bamboo is a magnificent plant.

Jazz is people's music, a collectivity.

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

Whoever has an original thing to say, it is sort of a threat to the status quo.