Don't Be A Perfectionist... Leave That To

When I Was First Aware That I Couldn't Read Music I Didn't Know I Couldn't Read Because I Could Play The Music That Was In Front Of Me.

Over The Years I've Had Strong Friendships With Many Priests. As A Matter Of Fact, A Group Of Christian Leaders From The National Council Of Churches Came To My House In The 1950s To Ask Me To Write Music For A Mass. I Didn't Think I Was Ready At That Time. So, In A Sense, I Guess Joining The Church And Writing The Mass Was A Culmination Of A Long Journey That Is Still Going On.

The First Choral Music I Remember Hearing Was Handel's 'messiah' When The Mormon Tabernacle Choir Broadcast It Over The Radio.

My Own Brubeck Institute In California Is Turning Out Fantastic Young Jazz Players, And I Know Great Things Will Happen.

What I Want To Happen Is To Be Really Creative, And To Play Something New In The Improvisations, Every Time.