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" The music becomes something that is its own entity. "

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" One thing that sticks in my mind is that jazz means freedom and openness. It's a music that, although it developed out of the African American experience, speaks more about the human experience than the experience of a particular people. "

" Since time is a continuum, the moment is always different, so the music is always different. "

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

" At a certain point, I became a kind of musician that has tunnel vision about jazz. I only listened to jazz and classical music. "

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

Looking Forward

" I feel a lot more secure about the directions I take, than I might have, had I not practiced Buddhism. "

" It's easy to get sidetracked with technology, and that is the danger, but ultimately you have to see what works with the music and what doesn't. In a lot of cases, less is more. In most cases, less is more. "

" We are eternally linked not just to each other but our environment. "

" I've always been interested in science. I used to take watches apart and clocks apart, and there's little screws, and a little this and that, and I found out if I dropped one of them, that thing ain't gonna work. "

" Each human being exists because there's something they have to offer for the evolution of the universe that only they can fulfill. "

" Globalization means we have to re-examine some of our ideas, and look at ideas from other countries, from other cultures, and open ourselves to them. And that's not comfortable for the average person. "

" See, there were certain rules I'd always used, and people like Trane, they would break those rules. "

" It is people's hearts that move the age. "

" 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. "

" Being vulnerable is allowing yourself to trust. That's hard for a lot of people to do. They feel a lot more secure if they kind of put walls around themselves. Then they don't have to trust anybody but themselves. "

" I've had a life that has taken many interesting paths. I've learned a lot from mentors who were instrumental in shaping me, and I want to share what I've learned. "

" I like the idea of an eclectic approach, incorporating jazz with other forms and other genres of music. "

" I just express myself in any way I feel is appropriate at the moment. "

" We need to move into a culture of peace. What I hope to promote is the idea that we all need each other and that the greatest happiness in life is not how much we have but how much we give. That's a wealth that's priceless. You can't buy compassion. "

" When you talk about 'doing the work', that's the work I'm interested in. What can I contribute as a human being? "

" I started off with classical music, and I got into jazz when I was about 14 years old. And I've been playing jazz ever since. "

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

" One of the greatest experiences I ever had was listening to a conversation with Joni Mitchell and Wayne Shorter. Just to hear them talking, my mouth was open. They understand each other perfectly, and they make these leaps and jumps because they don't have to explain anything. "

" Being a musician is what I do, but it's not what I am. "

" Creativity and artistic endeavors have a mission that goes far beyond just making music for the sake of music. "