We did a good job on her.

She had to make me feel comfortable with her decision making. I had to tone her down. As the season's progressed she's gotten better and better.

We had a tough night shooting and I think when the season started we expected to have a night like that.

Clare Fischer was a major influence on my harmonic concept. He and Bill Evans, and Ravel and Gil Evans, finally. You know, that's where it really came from. Almost all of the harmony that I play can be traced to one of those four people and whoever their influences were.

Just like Coca-Cola, NYU is a brand. We're a dream school, the school of [TV series] Felicity, and we make news.

I'm aiming that towards people, towards humanity, not even just musicians. Because this is about life, not about musicians.