I Don't Always Have A Five-year Plan.

People Will Ask, 'are You Famous?' And I Always Answer, 'my Mother Thinks So.'

I've Been Traveling All Over The World For 25 Years, Performing, Talking To People, Studying Their Cultures And Musical Instruments, And I Always Come Away With More Questions In My Head Than Can Be Answered.

Jazz Has Been Such A Force In Music, That Any Musician, Including Classical Composers, Have Been Influenced, And Obviously Performers, Also.

The Thing That I've Always Been Slightly Frustrated With, Was That The Idea Of A Cd Is Kind Of Confined To A Material Possession That You Can Put On A Shelf. And The Idea Of Music, For Me, Is Always About Both The Communication And The Sharing Of Content. And So The Interactive Part Is Missing.

But An Innovation, To Grow Organically From Within, Has To Be Based On An Intact Tradition, So Our Idea Is To Bring Together Musicians Who Represent All These Traditions, In Workshops, Festivals, And Concerts, To See How We Can Connect With Each Other In Music.