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I'm really getting to appreciate traditional jazz now - the New Orleans stuff - a lot more than I did before.

It's one of the greatest festivals in the world. New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest is the best all-around... It's an honor to be closing it.

My genre of music is very eclectic. I might play some Latin jazz, or just go into a spontaneous jazz thing. That's the thing about coming to one of my performances. Not every show is the same.

I grew up listening to John Coltrane and jazz, so they were subtle influences. I sometimes think about doing some kind of weird jazz record, but I don't know... It's on my list of things to do. I don't want to have to then go promote it.

What I love about jazz is that it's full of legends, full of myths. It's an oral history because it started in New Orleans and Kansas City, under the radar.

It's always fun to talk about jazz.

I've been invited to do a trio with a fantastic jazz guitarist and a harmonica player.

There's so much music going on in New Orleans.

I like to go hear jazz late-night up in Harlem.

I'm a jazz musician, and I really wanted to not miss an opportunity to have the full connection to jazz.