I started off with classical music, and I got into jazz when I was about 14 years old. And I've been playing jazz ever since.
Herbie Hancock
I'm always looking to create new avenues or new visions of music.
In the past, there's always been one leader that has led the pack to development of the music.
Jazz has borrowed from other genres of music and also has lent itself to other genres of music.
Music is not the only reason that I practice Buddhism anymore because it has affected my whole life.
I hope that I can make good music out of whatever genre I go into. Just to prove to myself that I can.
Since time is a continuum, the moment is always different, so the music is always different.
The music becomes something that is its own entity.
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