I had to agonize over my selection since our music is so rich and all the above plus many others have contributed..

Playboys' was an authentic junkie record. Art Pepper was just out of jail, Chet was arrested a week after the session, and piano player Carl Perkins ….

Preparing to improvise is at a level commensurate with mastering the structure in a European classical piece. Another way to define improvisation is ….

It's the hardest thing for a young player to develop. At the same time a young player also has to deliver their musicality to the audience. I'm still….

I prefer music where melody, harmony and rhythm come together and no one element overshadows the other. Jazz at its best is a democracy of creativity..

Jazz isn't as profitable for labels like Hip hop or Rap. Jazz needs subsidies to continue, just like European classical works of Bach and Beethoven a….

You don't need sunglasses inside a building in the middle of the night..

Teaching is learning. When you're teaching full-time you have to do research, stay current..