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Jazz Is Really About The Human Experience. It’s About The Ability Of Human Beings To Take The Worst Of Circumstances And Struggles And Turn It Into Something Creative And Constructive. That’s Something That’s Built Into The Fiber Of Every Human Being. And I Think That’s Why People Can Respond To It. They Feel The Freedom In It. And The Attributes Of Jazz Are Also Admirable. It’s About Dialogue. It’s About Sharing. And Teamwork. It’s In The Moment, And It's Nonjudgmental.

In The World Of Art There Are No Wrong Choices.

Music Is Not The Only Reason That I Practice Buddhism Anymore Because It Has Affected My Whole Life.

I've Been Practising Buddhism For Forty Years, And That's What Has Led Me To This Path Of Discovering My Own Humanity And Recognizing The Humanity In Others.

Music Happens To Be An Art Form That Transcends Language.