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

I've always loved jazz.

I got into trad jazz, then modern jazz, then avant-garde jazz, between the ages of 16 to 18.

My first love of jazz came from joining the Chilliwack Middle School band - it was like an 18-piece jazz band, and I wanted to join just because the older kids looked like they were having so much fun.

I was exposed to jazz early on.

I wanted to play some more grown-up music - 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.

And I used to listen to a lot of jazz.

I cut myself off from the mainstream of jazz. It stood me in good stead later on, as a musician.

The first time I listened to jazz was when I was 8.