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

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" One of the most important functions of jazz has been to encourage a hope for freedom, for people living in situations of intolerance or struggle. "

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

" 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. "

" I think I was supposed to play jazz. "

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

" The strongest thing that any human being has going is their own integrity and their own heart. As soon as you start veering away from that, the solidity that you need in order to be able to stand up for what you believe in and deliver what's really inside, it's just not going to be there. "

" Most people define themselves by what they do - 'I'm a musician.' Then one day it occurred to me that I'm only a musician when I'm playing music - or writing music, or talking about music. I don't do that 24 hours a day. I'm also a father, a son, a husband, a citizen - I mean, when I go to vote, I'm not thinking of myself as 'a musician.' "

" 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. "

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

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

Looking Forward

" 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. "

" I've been a religious, spiritual person for a long time. "

" Hip-hop is all over the planet. "

" The thing that we possess, that machines don't, is the ability to exhibit wisdom. "

" The value of music is not dazzling yourself and others with technique. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" It's not the style that motivates me, as much as an attitude of openness that I have when I go into a project. "

" Jazz is about being in the moment. "

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

" 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. "

" It's not easy to play in a framework that requires simplicity and to tastefully find ways to interject the kind of freedom that we have in playing jazz. "

" In the past, there's always been one leader that has led the pack to development of the music. "

" 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. "