I Wanted To Be A Pianist But

A Jazz Musician Is A Combination Orator, Dialectician, Mathematician, Athlete, Entertainer, Poet, Singer, Dancer, Diplomat, Educator, Student, Comedian, Artist, Seducer, Public Masturbator, And General All-round Good Fellow.

Play Difficult And Interesting Things. If You Play Boring Things, You Risk Losing Your Appetite. Saxophone Can Be Tedious With Too Much Of The Same.

Before The Work Comes To You, You Have To Invent Work.

The Soprano Has All Those Other Instruments In It. It's Got The Soprano Song Voice, Flute, Violin, Clarinet, And Tenor Elements And Can Even Approach The Baritone In Intensity.

Register Is Very Important. Music Sounds Best In A Certain Register.