I never heard (Rich) go off on a musician unless there was a reason, ... However, (Rich) never knew when to lighten up. He'd state his case and then continue until he had blown his stack.

At that point, my mom joined the Columbia record club, and we got our first record, 'Kind of Blue' by Miles Davis.

I worked in L.A. for 25 years, ... I played oboe, English horn, piccolo, flute, clarinet. But what happens when you do that is you spend your practice time on instruments you are weaker on to make them stronger. The instruments you are strong on become weaker. At some point, you end up in a mush of mediocrity. I was working for quantity, and I wanted to get back to my primary interest, which was to play jazz on the saxophone.

I'm not in the music business; I'm in music, ... What I love to do has evolved, technically and harmonically, but it's not as marketable. This record company isn't for trying to make commercial records for a particular market. It's an outlet to expose the music and energy I believe in – and for those who are looking for something more, it offers an option.

what I do and enjoy best, playing mainstream jazz.

Summer Jazz at the Moonlight 2005