My Father's Father Came From Russia; My

What I Try To Do Is Produce An Atmosphere Where Musicians Want To Invest In What They Do And Give To The Recording. I Hire Those Musicians Who I Know Will Play Something Creative And Interesting.

But When I First Got Cancer, After The Initial Shock And The Fear And Paranoia And Crying And All That Goes With Cancer - That Word Means To Most People Ultimate Death - I Decided To See What I Could Do To Take That Negative And Use It In A Positive Way.

My Youngest Son, Who Is Now The Drummer In My Band, Lives In Brooklyn. My Oldest Son Is About To Move Out To California, And My Daughters Are Both Out Of Town.

As Much As I Think John Coltrane Belongs On The List, I Think Without Coleman Hawkins And Lester Young, Both Of Whom Defined Improvising On The Tenor Sax, There Would Not Have Been The Evolution Of The Craft By John Coltrane.

One Of The Advantages Of Not Having A Record Contract Is That You Can Make Your Own Mistakes, You Don't Need Somebody Else To Organize Them For You.