Jazz is about being in the moment.

Jazz has borrowed from other genres of music and also has lent itself to other genres of music.

Music happens to be an art form that transcends language.

Creativity shouldn't be following radio; it should be the other way around.

The spirit of jazz is the spirit of openness.

It's not exclusive, but inclusive, which is the whole spirit of jazz.

One thing I like about jazz is that it emphasized doing things differently from what other people were doing.

I've had a lot of music in my own head.

You can practice to learn a technique, but I'm more interested in conceiving of something in the moment.