Nobody Was Playing The Soprano

If You're Trying To Invent Something New, You're Going To Reach A Lot Of Discouraging Points, And Most People Give Up.

A Young Pianist & Composer Who Has Demonstrated An Exceptional Creativity, In Both His Playing & His Writing, As Well As Showing Us All, His Very Strong Commitment & Motivation To Aim For High Musical Goals. Talent Like His Is Rare.

When I Came Up, It Was All About Originality And Collective Research. There Is An Awful Lot Of Imitation Going On Now.

The More Original Something Is, The More Of A Threat It Seems Until The People Catch Up With It. That Happened With Thelonious Monk. It Happened With Anybody Who Is Really Original.

If You Listen To Louis Armstrong From 1929, You Will Never Hear Anything Better Than That Really, And You Will Never Hear Anything More Free Than That.