I've Been A Religious, Spiritual

I Am Not Fundamentally A Musician, I Am Fundamentally A Human Being.

Jazz To Me Is The Spirit Of Freedom. I Mean Real Freedom. Freedom To Explore. Freedom To Express. Freedom To Pour Out Your Guts.

I've Been Curious Ever Since I Was A Little Kid.

Jazz Is Really About The Human Experience. It’s About The Ability Of Human Beings To Take The Worst Of Circumstances And Struggles And Turn It Into Something Creative And Constructive. That’s Something That’s Built Into The Fiber Of Every Human Being. And I Think That’s Why People Can Respond To It. They Feel The Freedom In It. And The Attributes Of Jazz Are Also Admirable. It’s About Dialogue. It’s About Sharing. And Teamwork. It’s In The Moment, And It's Nonjudgmental.

Jazz Has Borrowed From Other Genres Of Music And Also Has Lent Itself To Other Genres Of Music.