Music Truly Is The Universal Language.

It's Part Of My Nature. I Get Excited When Trying Out New Stuff, Whether It Be An Idea Or Equipment. It Stimulates My Juices.

So I Didn't Actually Change My Name The Way Some People Did.

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.

Jazz Is About Being In The Moment.

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