I was surprised when I finally moved to Boston and the East Coast, to discover that there weren't that many vibraphone players around. And I was the ….

It keeps me in touch with younger musicians who are constantly saying, 'Have you heard this new artist, or this new guitar player?' It keeps you reac….

I was a big fan of Jim Hall as well. I liked his comping style, his accompanying. And that he played, generally, four note chords, the top four strin….

It hasn't been hard getting nominated, but winning it is another thing. The competition is tough..

Without doubt, the foremost band for decades has been the One O'Clock Lab Band at the University of North Texas. Through its many incarnations and un….

There are a few things that I will hopefully be credited for as a pioneer. One is my four-mallet playing. Another one is the starting what was first ….

Certainly one of the more common experiences in the jazz field is discovering someone new. Improvising musicians are capable of being musical travele….

Improvising musicians are musical travelers, voyagers. There is a freedom to wander the musical landscape..

I've made more than 50 records with a wide range of music. I've often veered to check something out..

I've discovered all kinds of music and done all kinds of music over the past 40 years, from playing tango with Piazzolla to all the different bands I….

I know of musicians who have played together for decades who hate each other. The Modern Jazz Quartet for one..

I think I always have been someone who likes to push at the edges of things, looking for something different..

Most people learn to improvise on their own, listening to records, endless hours of noodling on their instrument in the bedroom with all their spare ….

I grew up in a farm town in Indiana. In the early years I played by myself, because there were no other musicians around..

But if you listen to great piano players, both classical and jazz, theres a huge range of dynamics and colors and emotional expression thats possible….