Music Isn't About Music, It's About Life.

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.

I'm Very Conscious Of The Idea Of Trying To Each Time Present Something That I Haven't Presented Before. It's A Challenge To Me To Find Something New, To Find Something Innovative, But It's Also Very Exciting.

But, The Truth Is That Everyone Is Somebody Already.

Most People Define Themselves By What They Do - 'i'm A Musician.' Then One Day It Occurred To Me That I'm Only A Musician When I'm Playing Music - Or Writing Music, Or Talking About Music. I Don't Do That 24 Hours A Day. I'm Also A Father, A Son, A Husband, A Citizen - I Mean, When I Go To Vote, I'm Not Thinking Of Myself As 'a Musician.'

It Pulled Me Like A Magnet, Jazz Did, Because It Was A Way That I Could Express Myself.