I Don't Use Composers. I Research Music

The Only Art Form That Americans Have Created That's Recognized Around The World Is Jazz Music Born In A Community That Had The Peculiar Experience Of Being Unfree In A Free Land.

I Think My Expectations For Myself Are Much More Severe And Much More Direct. You Can't Work On A Film For Six Years Without Being Your Own Toughest Critic. So You Can't Really Be Distracted By The Expectations Based On Your Previous Performance.

The Flame Is Not Out, But It Is Flickering.

I Think The Problem With A Lot Of The Fusion Music Is That Its Extremely Predictable, Its A Rock Rhythm And The Solos All Play The Same Stuff And They Play It Over And Over Again And Theres A Certain Musical Virtuosity Involved In It.

We're Having A Hard Time Understanding Where Jazz Is Going. What Happened To Jazz?