Jazz shouldn't have any mandates. Jazz is not supposed to be something that's required to sound like jazz. For me, the word 'jazz' means, 'I dare you.'
To hell with the rules. I'm going for the unknown.
Play and write music the way you want the world to be.
I'm learning more about life when I'm playing too, and writing music. I'm learning more about life, the connection.
Composing is improvisation slowed down.
Music is interior decoration.