People Have Taken Time Out

I Have Friends Who Will Critique Me Much Harder Than Any Review.

There Really Have Only Ever Been A Few People In Each Generation Who Step Out, Are Willing To Put Themselves On The Line, And Risk Everything For Their Beliefs.

As Long As There Is Democracy, There Will Be People Wanting To Play Jazz Because Nothing Else Will Ever So Perfectly Capture The Democratic Process In Sound. Jazz Means Working Things Out Musically With Other People. You Have To Listen To Other Musicians And Play With Them Even If You Don't Agree With What They're Playing. It Teaches You The Very Opposite Of Racism And Anti-semitism. It Teaches You That The World Is Big Enough To Accommodate Us All.

The Black Hole In Democracy Is Integrity. The Great Unspoken Is Integrity. When Integrity Is Not First And Foremost, It's Quite Palpable But Not Visible. It's Always There. Jazz Highlights It Because Musicians And Jazz Always Represented A High Level Of Integrity.

The Nerves Are A Problem On Trumpet, Because When You Mess Up Everyone Can Hear It. Just Remember Most People Are Too Polite To Say Anything About It. That Should Calm Your Nerves.