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My dad is a big jazz fan, and that was the reason I first got into jazz.

Jazz was my first love.

So I was always around music and my dad was in his own way a progressive jazzer, a big band jazzer guy.

Jazz is a constant theme in my life. My father is a jazz pianist, and from an early age I have been surrounded by it.

Growing up, I was very much interested in jazz music.

I was totally into jazz in my teens.

I've always loved jazz.

I got into music when I was a little boy. My dad was always into jazz. I got my education from him. The first time I listened to jazz, he gave me a Thelonious Monk record. It was so different from anything I had ever heard. It took me a while to understand it, and I liked that. I liked the fact that it wasn't immediately palatable.

I've been around jazz and jazz musicians most of my life.