I Always Felt As A Horn Player,

I Could Stop And Say, Well That Was A D Minor, G Seven, But I Really Don't Want To Know That. I Just Want To Know That There's A Combination Of Notes That Makes A Sound.

Benny Goodman Was One Of The Big Influences As A Clarinet Player. That's Why I Wanted The Clarinet.

That's Kind Of My Goal: To Build A New Row Of Meaningful Tones.

After Playing Now For 60 Years, It's Still Very Challenging For Me To Play A Simple Melody And Have It Clean And Touch The Reed At The Proper Time In The Proper Way.

As Long As There Are People Trying To Play Music In A Sincere Way, There Will Be Jazz.