When I see young people interested in music. I always look out for that passion in their eyes. You never know where that might lead.

It always amazes me when I see young people with raw talent and passion.

After every concert, I greet young people in the lobbies. And I see a huge surge of young people playing music.

Generally, it is human endeavour to have young people lead, and you see that in public life in the U.S. and everywhere.

My father, I think he played percussion in high school. My mother played piano when she was very young, but only for a brief while. I don't think she had a great teacher. In any case, neither of them were really into music at a young age.

I consider myself very fortunate. I mean, I think there's that old saying, 'Where there's a will, there's a way,' and I just have such a passion for jazz music and playing the piano that I just find a way to make it work, so to speak. Fortunately, I have so far.