...to Me If It's Anything, Jazz Is

Im Always Trying To Find Connections Between Things. That Art Is The Juxtaposition Of A Lot Of Things That Seem Unrelated But Add Up To Something Recognizable.

It's A Shame That Jazz Is Now Being Turned Into Dried Fruit. It's Becoming Quantized, Diced And Defined. It's Becoming An Idiom. To Me If It's Anything, Jazz Is A Verb ? It's More Like A Process Than It Is A Thing.

What I Look For In Musicians Is A Sense Of Infinity

I Met Gary (burton) At The Wichita Jazz Festival When I Was 18 -- He Was One Of My Favorite Musicians And I Got To Play A Few Tunes With Him There. Shortly After That, I Joined His Band, Which Was The Equivalent Of Joining The Beatles For Me! He Was, And Still Is, One Of The Greatest Musicians I Have Ever Been Lucky Enough To Be Around.

I Realized That Equipment Really Had Little To Do With Why I Sound Like The Way I Sound