If You Plan On Continuing A Tradition,

It's A Shame That Jazz Is Now Being Turned Into Dried Fruit. It's Becoming Quantized, Diced And Defined. It's Becoming An Idiom. To Me If It's Anything, Jazz Is A Verb ? It's More Like A Process Than It Is A Thing.

I Met Gary (burton) At The Wichita Jazz Festival When I Was 18 -- He Was One Of My Favorite Musicians And I Got To Play A Few Tunes With Him There. Shortly After That, I Joined His Band, Which Was The Equivalent Of Joining The Beatles For Me! He Was, And Still Is, One Of The Greatest Musicians I Have Ever Been Lucky Enough To Be Around.

Its More About Conception And Touch And Spirit And Soul Than Whether My Hardware Was In Place.

I Was Able To Work With The Best Musicians In Kansas City Starting When I Was Really Young

The Beauty Of Jazz Is That It's Malleable. People Are Addressing It To Suit Their Own Personalities.