People who don't do jazz think it's black magic. But really, it's just a matter of getting used to it. It's fun to gamble. The trick is not to fall back on the things you've done before.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
If I'm not a jazz player all the time, I've at least been cued in to what I do by jazz.
I think that people should learn about that. In most music, there's one way that you do something, and that's the only way. In jazz, it's a lot different.
You know, it's funny... when you're making money, people don't think you're playing jazz. Now when you're not making money, people think that you're a good jazz musician.
You need better technique than I have to play jazz, but what you have to do is the same thing, isn't it?
Man, I just feel so fortunate to be a jazz musician at all. I have a hard time thinking of it any other way. It's such a fulfilling vocation. I love it.
If you just keep your head down and just try and do your thing, sometimes magic happens.
Magic is like special effects live, and I love to perform, so it sounded like doing magic tricks were a good way to entertain people.
Jazz is like wine. When it is new, it is only for the experts, but when it gets older, everybody wants it.
Sometimes, magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect.
The point of jazz is, you do something and then you go on.