It's not exclusive, but inclusive, which is the whole spirit of jazz..

I don't go around, the way many musicians do, with earbuds in my ear listening to my iPod all day and just sticking my head in the music all the time..

Jazz translates the moment into a sense of inspiration for not only the musicians but for the listeners..

It pulled me like a magnet, jazz did, because it was a way that I could express myself..

Technology has developed to a whole other level and theres the scientist part of me that loves that stuff..

The music becomes something that is its own entity..

When I was young I used to listen to everything..

I'm aware that a lot of what is happening in jazz has not had a very dynamic change in a long time..

I hope that I can make good music out of whatever genre I go into. Just to prove to myself that I can..

Music is not the only reason that I practice Buddhism anymore because it has affected my whole life..

My father was really good with math. It's a funny thing, I don't remember my father or my mother being so mechanical-minded. My father always wanted ….

Globalization means we have to re-examine some of our ideas, and look at ideas from other countries, from other cultures, and open ourselves to them.….

There are a lot of records coming out, in every field of music, not just jazz..

I don't view myself as a musician anymore - I view myself as a human being that functions as a musician when I'm functioning as a musician, but that'….

We can all be ourselves, be true to ourselves, and all be together..

Since time is a continuum, the moment is always different, so the music is always different..

All you have to do is play one note. But it needs to be the right note..

I got a chance to work with Miles Davis, and that changed everything for me, 'cause Miles really encouraged all his musicians to reach beyond what th….

People always want to protect what's really going on inside. They want to kind of make visible something that looks more pleasant than what may be ha….

The arts have always served relationships between people of different cultures so well. In a way, the arts function as a very serious kind of ambassa….

I never dreamed I would be a Goodwill Ambassador, and for UNESCO. Perfect organization. It is apolitical and it's about education, science and cultur….