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Jazz is the art of thinking out loud.

Jazz comes from our way of life, and because it's our national art form, it helps us to understand who we are.

There's so much spirit of integration and democracy in jazz.

The cool thing is that jazz is really a wonderful example of the great characteristics of Buddhism and great characteristics of the human spirit. Because in jazz we share, we listen to each other, we respect each other, we are creating in the moment. At our best, we're non-judgmental.

Jazz is a way of life, and you have to learn about it on the street, so to speak. But the training comes in by giving you the tools to work with.

That's the thing about jazz: it's free flowing, it comes from your soul.

Jazz is like wine. When it is new, it is only for the experts, but when it gets older, everybody wants it.

Jazz is about being in the moment.