I know of musicians who have played together for decades who hate each other. The Modern Jazz Quartet for one.

Comedians talk to other comedians the way jazz musicians can talk to each other.

I grew up in a farm town in Indiana. In the early years I played by myself, because there were no other musicians around.

I'm thrilled when I hear the greatest jazz musicians. They continue to search in ways other musicians do not.

Certainly one of the more common experiences in the jazz field is discovering someone new. Improvising musicians are capable of being musical travelers, voyagers. We want to join in on whatever we hear. There is a freedom to wander the musical landscape.

I didn't know much about Mabel because I was glued to the jazz musicians,