Jazz Is About Being In The Moment.

Don't Be Afraid To Expand Yourself, To Step Out Of Your Comfort Zone. That's Where The Joy And The Adventure Lie.

My Father Was Really Good With Math. It's A Funny Thing, I Don't Remember My Father Or My Mother Being So Mechanical-minded. My Father Always Wanted To Be A Doctor, But He Came From A Really Poor Family In Georgia, And There Was No Way He Was Going To Be A Doctor.

Oscar Peterson Is The Greatest Living Influence On Jazz Pianists Today.

Fact Is That I Played Piano And Performed, As A Young Kid, A Mozart Piano Concerto With The Chicago Symphony Orchestra . Don't Forget I Was Only Eleven-years-old And To Be On The Stage At That Age Had Tremendous Impact On Me. Basically Love For Classical Music And Performing As A Kid On The Big Stage Probably Led Toward This Decision, Which Meant That Music Is Going To Be My Big Love But Also My Profession.

I Look For What's Of Value And Extract That. I Don't Look To Criticize.