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"The blues is the foundation, and it's got to carry the top. The other part of the scene, the rock 'n' roll and the jazz, are the walls of the blues."
Jazz,

"Jazz is not the format where I want to stay, but it really is a starting point for me."

"Well I went to New Orleans to cover the jazz festival for Trio, it's this new arts channel, it's really great."
Jazz,

"I don't worry too much about the fundamentalist principles that are in almost any discussion about jazz."
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"My father bought me a little cardboard accordion, and when I was three I got this little machine."

"My parents had a pub and each Sunday there was an accordionist. They have told me that when I was in my cradle, I already was imitating the gestures of the musician."

"You can be in Tokyo or Alberta at four in the morning in your hotel and you can still practice if you feel like it. A trombone cannot do that at four in the morning."

"And if I have a strong point, it's that I like to believe it's not cheap or schmaltzy sentimentality."
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