I'm Always Interested In Looking Forward Toward

Clare Fischer Was A Major Influence On My Harmonic Concept. He And Bill Evans, And Ravel And Gil Evans, Finally. You Know, That's Where It Really Came From. Almost All Of The Harmony That I Play Can Be Traced To One Of Those Four People And Whoever Their Influences Were.

When I Was Young I Used To Listen To Everything.

The Value Of Music Is Not Dazzling Yourself And Others With Technique.

Back In The Day For Me Was A Great Time In My Life - I Was In My 20s. Most People Refer To Their Experiences In Their Twenties As Being A Highlight In Their Life. It's A Period Of Time Where You Often Develop Your Own Way, Your Own Sound, Your Own Identity, And That Happened With Me, When I Was With A Great Teacher - Miles Davis.

Jazz Is A Music That Is Open Enough To Borrow From Any Other Form Of Music, And Has The Strength To Influence Any Other Form Of Music.