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" I've been practising Buddhism for forty years, and that's what has led me to this path of discovering my own humanity and recognizing the humanity in others. "

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" So much of what I create has been due to the influence of Miles Davis and Donald Byrd, and so many of those that have passed on. Their music, their legacy lives on with the rest of us because we are so highly influenced by their experience and what they have given us. "

" Forget about trying to compete with someone else. Create your own pathway. Create your own new vision. "

" I don't see how we can have both the freedoms we had before and the safety net that we all need considering the way the world is today. And that's just because human beings can't trust each other. We've given in over and over to some of the darkest elements that exist in life itself. "

" When I was coming up, I practiced all the time because I thought if I didn't I couldn't do my best. "

" As a human being, I'm concerned about the world that I live in. So, I'm concerned about peace. I'm concerned about - about man's inhumanity to man. I'm concerned about the environment. "

" All you have to do is play one note. But it needs to be the right note. "

" I'm always looking to create new avenues or new visions of music. "

" Without wisdom, the future has no meaning, no valuable purpose. "

" Music happens to be an art form that transcends language. "

" When I was in my early teens, I remember coming to the conclusion that your life never ends. "

" When the suggestion was made that I might consider doing music of Joni Mitchell, I thought it was a fantastic idea. Joni, I admire not only for her music but for her person, because she's a person that really stands out for what she believes in. "

" While knowledge may provide useful point of reference, it cannot become a force to guide the future. "

" I got a chance to work with Miles Davis, and that changed everything for me, 'cause Miles really encouraged all his musicians to reach beyond what they know, go into unknown territory and explore. It's made a difference to me and the decisions that I've made over the years about how to approach a project in this music. "

" I've never really been interested in doing a solo piano tour. "

" Music truly is the universal language. "

" You would not exist if you did not have something to bring to the table of life. "

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

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

" The spirit of jazz is the spirit of openness. "

" The cool thing is that jazz is really a wonderful example of the great characteristics of Buddhism and great characteristics of the human spirit. Because in jazz we share, we listen to each other, we respect each other, we are creating in the moment. At our best, we're non-judgmental. "

" I am not fundamentally a musician, I am fundamentally a human being. "

" The Internet opens up a whole new range of possibilities in a wide range of areas. "

" I'm always interested in looking forward toward the future. Carving out new ways of looking at things. "

Looking Forward

" I hope to use dialogue and culture as a means of bringing people of various cultures together, and using that as a way to resolve conflict. "

" Back in the day for me was a great time in my life - I was in my 20s. Most people refer to their experiences in their twenties as being a highlight in their life. It's a period of time where you often develop your own way, your own sound, your own identity, and that happened with me, when I was with a great teacher - Miles Davis. "

" When I was six, my best friend's parents bought him a piano. My mother noticed that every time I would go to his house, the first thing I would say to him was 'Levester' - His name was Levester - I said, 'Levester, can I go play your piano?' So, on my 7th birthday, my parents bought me a piano. "

" It's part of life to have obstacles. It's about overcoming obstacles; that's the key to happiness. "

" Music is the tool to express life - and all that makes a difference. "

" Miles' sessions were not typical of anybody else's sessions. They were totally unique. "