It was a fantastic set,

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.

The guitar for me is a translation device. It's not a goal. And in some ways, jazz isn't a destination for me. For me, jazz is a vehicle that takes you to the true destination - a musical one that describes all kinds of stuff about the human condition and the way music works.

I think jazz is actually quite unforgiving in its disdain for nostalgia. It demands creativity and change at its highest level.