A Great Teacher Is One Who Realizes

It Pulled Me Like A Magnet, Jazz Did, Because It Was A Way That I Could Express Myself.

So Much Of What I Create Has Been Due To The Influence Of Miles Davis And Donald Byrd, And So Many Of Those That Have Passed On. Their Music, Their Legacy Lives On With The Rest Of Us Because We Are So Highly Influenced By Their Experience And What They Have Given Us.

When A Human Being Is Oppressed, The Natural Tendency Is To Feel Anger. Jazz Is A Response To Oppression That Is Not Bullets And Blood. Jazz Is The Expression Of Harmony ... And At The Same Time Of Hope And Freedom.

Getting The Oscar Had The Biggest Impression On Me.

I Think Risk-taking Is A Great Adventure. And Life Should Be Full Of Adventures.