I Always Like To Play Very Contemporary

There Really Have Only Ever Been A Few People In Each Generation Who Step Out, Are Willing To Put Themselves On The Line, And Risk Everything For Their Beliefs.

I Had To Figure Out How To Survive In New York, And Most Of My Time Was Occupied In Getting An Apartment And Getting Money. A Lot Of Older Jazz Guys Looked Out For Me And Found Me Gigs And Places To Stay.

The Fact That We Are Culturally Ignorant And We Don't Know What Our Heritage Is, The Price That We Pay Is That We Act Outside Of Ourselves Almost All The Time. We Make Very Bad Decisions How We Deal With Other People And Their Culture.

We're Blues People. And Blues Never Lets Tragedy Have The Last Word.

My Schedule Is Always Tight. But I Like To Have The Pressure Of Having To Finish Doing Something; It Gives Me An Added Edge.