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When I first came to New York everybody on the scene would treat me like I could play, but I couldn't.

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Even in these times, there are still neighbors that will turn their backs on neighbors.

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I dress up a certain way because I respect the music.

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I play piano and drums very poorly and French horn and tuba all equally as bad.

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My mother always took my brothers and me to music lessons. There were six children. Our parents attended our concerts and encouraged us to study and enjoy many different types of music.

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When I was 12, I began listening to John Coltrane and I developed a love for jazz, which I still have more and more each year.

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My father is a jazz musician, so I grew up hearing jazz. My parents loved it, but I didn't like it. It went on for too long. Yes, I had certain teachers that really inspired me, like Danny Barker, and John Longo. And I had no idea that I would have any impact on jazz.

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When you create change with your point of view, you have to be ready for what comes with that.

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Many of our greatest musicians abandoned all of their aesthetic objectives to try to become pertinent. And, at the end of the day, they never became pop stars. I counter stated that very strongly, and I continue to do that.

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Duke Ellington always had a style: original, clean with interesting color combinations. He had an artist's eye.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: October 18th, 1961

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