I Think Jazz Is Actually Quite Unforgiving

The Beauty Of Jazz Is That It's Malleable. People Are Addressing It To Suit Their Own Personalities.

Learning To Play Is Mostly About Learning To Hear, And Learning To Really Listen Deeply To Sound In A Musical Way Is A Lifetime's Worth Of Work.

I Met Gary (burton) At The Wichita Jazz Festival When I Was 18 -- He Was One Of My Favorite Musicians And I Got To Play A Few Tunes With Him There. Shortly After That, I Joined His Band, Which Was The Equivalent Of Joining The Beatles For Me! He Was, And Still Is, One Of The Greatest Musicians I Have Ever Been Lucky Enough To Be Around.

I Don't Know If I Would Qualify As Mainstream. I Think I Have Managed To Function Pretty Successfully On The Fringes Of The Music World And Have Been Able To Play Exactly What I Have Wanted The Way I Have Wanted

Sometimes I Try To Lose My Identity, And I Can't Get Rid Of It!