The Sign Of A Mature Musician Is

As A Musician You Have To Keep One Foot Back In The Past And Have One Foot Forward Into The Future.

You Can't Steal A Gift. Bird [charlie Parker] Gave The World His Music, And If You Can Hear It You Can Have It.

I Try To Play The Bare Essence, To Let Everything Be Just What It's Supposed To Be.

When I Grow Up I Want To Be Just Like Benny Carter!

I Know All The Latin-american Rhythms Quite Well, But I Don't Play Them Exactly Like They Do In Their Own Country - I Add My Personal Touch.