Circumstances can be very important. Find the right people to work with.
Register is very important. Music sounds best in a certain register.
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.
Risk is at the heart of jazz. Every note we play is a risk.
Bamboo is not a weed, it's a flowering plant. Bamboo is a magnificent plant.
A jazz musician is a combination orator, dialectician, mathematician, athlete, entertainer, poet, singer, dancer, diplomat, educator, student, comedian, artist, seducer, public masturbator, and general all-round good fellow.