The Whole Underlying Theme For The New

The Bass, No Matter What Kind Of Music You're Playing, It Just Enhances The Sound And Makes Everything Sound More Beautiful And Full. When The Bass Stops, The Bottom Kind Of Drops Out Of Everything.

I Told My Students The Other Day In Class, Which Is About The Spirituality And Creativity As Much As It Is About Music. I Said, 'if You're Walking Down The Street And You See A Baby Carriage, And There's A Baby In The Carriage; You Look Down And Your Eyes Meet The Eyes Of The Baby. The Baby Looks At You: That's The Kind Of Moment You're In When You're Playing.

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.

In The Midst Of Creating, A Person Is Raised To Another Level Of Consciousness That Doesn't Have That Much To Do With Everyday Thinking. It's As If You Could Imagine Life Before There Were Words.

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.