As Long As There Are Musicians Who

Before Music There Was Silence And The Duet Format Allows You To Build From The Silence In A Very Special Way.

In The Midst Of Creating, A Person Is Raised To Another Level Of Consciousness.

I Think It’s Very Important To Live In The Present. One Of The Great Things That Improvising Teaches You Is The Magic Of The Moment That You’re In … Because When You Improvise You’re In Right Now. You’re Not In Yesterday Or Tomorrow—you’re Right In The Moment. Being In That Moment Really Gives You A Perspective Of Life That You Never Get At Any Other Time As Far As Learning About Your Ego… You Have To See Your Unimportance Before You Can See Your Importance And Your Significance To The World.

As Long As There Are Musicians Who Have A Passion For Spontaneity, For Creating Something Thats Never Been Before, The Art Form Of Jazz Will Flourish.

I Always Felt That I Was Born In The Wrong Era. I Wanted To Be Friends With John Garfield, For Instance. He Was One Of The Only Actors That Refused To Testify In Front Of The House Un-american Activities Committee Back When The Hollywood Ten Blacklist Was Happening In The Mccarthy Period. I Wish I Could've Been Friends With Charlie Parker And Played With Him. That's My Period. I Feel Real Close To The '40s - And Actually I Was Born In '37, So I Was A Kid Singing On The Radio In The '40s. But I Always Dreamed Of Going To Big Cities.