All Of The Technique Doesn't Matter... Only

Jazz Is A Word They Use To Sell Our Music, But To Me That Word Does Not Exist.

Working With Monk Is Like Falling Down A Dark Elevator Shaft.

Working With Monk Brought Me Close To A Musical Architect Of The Highest Order. I Felt I Learned From Him In Every Way--through The Senses, Theoretically, Technically. I Would Talk To Monk About Musical Problems, And He Would Sit At The Piano And Show Me The Answers Just By Playing Them. I Could Watch Him Play And Find Out The Things I Wanted To Know. Also, I Could See A Lot Of Things That I Didn't Know About At All.

I Think I Was First Awakened To Musical Exploration By Dizzy Gillespie And Bird. It Was Through Their Work That I Began To Learn About Musical Structures And The More Theoretical Aspects Of Music.

Considering The Great Heritage In Music That We Have - The Work Of The Giants Of The Past, The Present, And The Promise Of Those Who Are To Come - I Feel That We Have Every Reason To Face The Future Optimistically.