But this was worse than last year. At least we showed a little offense last year. This year, we were just lethargic. We coached poorly and the kids didn't seem like they had any spark at all. We didn't play well and didn't coach well. Plus, Upper St. Clair's good.

I hope they would try to get us in with Upper St. Clair, Mt. Lebanon, Baldwin and schools that are geographically near ours. There is no question that our people here in the community get a lot more excited when we are playing schools like Upper St. Clair and Mt. Lebanon that are just few miles away. And I think that is the way it should be and something we should do.

I think that kid is a pretty special player.

I don't know if I would qualify as mainstream. I think I have managed to function pretty successfully on the fringes of the music world and have been able to play exactly what I have wanted the way I have wanted.

It's more about conception and touch and spirit and soul than whether my hardware was in place.

The beauty of jazz is that it's malleable. People are addressing it to suit their own personalities.