If you listen to nature, all the sounds are done in a confident way. I'm trying to do that..

I always try to think of a vocabulary to match different musical situations..

I like to hear melodies that go from one extreme to the next- saxophone to a bell to a whistle, for instance..

I don't like to box myself in when I'm composing..

I've always been interested in shaping music in odd ways, with odd riffs and that's been probably something that I've continued on with my studies wi….

I remember times when the whole music scene was just flourishing..

What I try to impart to a musician is to really try to practice the instrument in a really sincere way. Learn as much about music as you possibly can….

You have to know composition to be a good improviser..

I'm approaching a period in my life though where I'd like to be totally absorbed into music, doing concerts, writing something. Basically, that IS wh….