It Helps To Know There Is Going

More Than Anybody Else I’d Like To Thank Count Basie For Teaching Me How To Perform.

I've Been So Fortunate Because I Never Really Had Ups And Downs As Far As My Career. Ninety-nine Percent Of The Time, I've Been Sold Out All Over The World.

I Have Always Loved Jazz Music And As A Teen Growing Up In New York City And Then Later On As An Adult Have Great Memories Of The Jazz Clubs That Were All Located On 52nd Street. I Still Catch As Many Jazz Shows As I Can When I Am In New York. And When I Perform, I Have My Jazz Quartet By My Side. Jazz Musicians Keep Things Spontaneous And Very "live," Which Is The Way I Like To Perform.

I'm Still Learning About Music. The Best Way To Learn Is To Listen To The Audience. When You Listen To The Audience, They Will Tell You What They Like. I Wish These Big Corporations, Instead Of Telling The Audience What They Should Have, Would Listen.

If You Are Creative, You Get Busier As You Get Older.