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"In 1994, I started touring again and I recorded two albums for Chesky Jazz."
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"I've played with all of the heavyweights in the modern jazz, progressive jazz movement. I've been fortunate enough to play with them, a who's who. All of those guys, I've been fortunate enough to have performed with."
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"My brother had a big band in high school; after that we continued to play together, eventually forming a group called the Jazz Brothers, that recorded for Riverside Records."

"A studio recording is perfection, but emotion and passion come only when you turn on the machine and go for the groove. If you do that with no mistakes, it sounds beautiful."

"We may play in a contemporary rock vein, use standard bebop themes, and many other things besides."

"Not compromising the music, but there is a way, by just showing the people that you're sincere and honest with what you're doing, and by talking to them."

"As for the symphonic activities... when I was a student at the Eastman School of Music, I became exposed to a lot more musical forms, elements, opportunities, and I fell in love with strings and their uses."

"I do not mind having written the song at all. I just wish that I had written it in a different key, as the high d is hard to play. I am glad that I wrote something that brought joy to millions of people."

"I was blessed to work with The Jazz Messengers when the two piano players were Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea."
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