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"I tend to not want to put labels or categories on the music, only because people come with preconceived ideas about what they're going to hear, or won't come for this reason."
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"88% of what we call good songs aren't really good. They merely remind us of a good time we once had."
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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."
"Not with the Rochester Philharmonic, but I formed my own orchestra, made up of musicians from the Eastman School, where I'm on the faculty now, direct the Jazz Ensemble and teach improvisation classes."
"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."
"I was blessed to work with The Jazz Messengers when the two piano players were Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea."
"We may play in a contemporary rock vein, use standard bebop themes, and many other things besides."
"Most recently we've been working in concert situations rather than clubs. because there aren't too many rooms there like Ronnie Scott's, that are pure music rooms, where people come specifically to listen to music."
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