Jazz scares me. I've witnessed so many incredible singers and jazz musicians. Pop and soul music have always been the things that I felt like I could do.

Jazz is a music that translates the moment into a sense of inspiration for not only the musicians but for the listeners.

Jazz tickles your muscles, symphonies stretch your soul

Most of the music we will be performing is by major black jazz musicians and composers.

I have always been a person who is concerned with the dignity of jazz music and the way jazz musicians have been treated and are treated, and the fact that the music has not been given the kind of due that it deserves.

A while back, the musicians that built Rock & Roll or started Soul music were uncomfortable with television. But that's not true anymore. Everyone is older now. They all watch TV.