Jazz has been such a force in music, that any musician, including classical composers, have been influenced, and obviously performers, also.

There's a part of me that's always charging ahead. I'm the curious kid, always going to the edge.

I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.

Music enhances the education of our children by helping them to make connections and broadening the depth with which they think and feel. If we are to hope for a society of culturally literate people, music must be a vital part of our children's education.

Jazz has been such a force in music, that any musician, including classical composers, have been influenced, and obviously performers, also.

I have yet to find something that beats the power of being in love, or the power of music at its most magical.

I realized late in life that my twin passions are music and people.