I brought my 40 years of jazz experience to the table, ... but I wanted to make something more ambitious than a little box.
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I agree with taking the time and respecting the great innovators of the past, but the word innovation would cease to exist if we all do is look at the past.Herbie Hancock
Most people think that classical music is a higher form than jazz only because it is from Europe, and we were taught in schools only about Western European history.
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I hope to do more movie scores, I hope to do more work in the orchestral setting, some more tours that are more in the line that classical musicians play.
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The other reason is the concept of attitude. I didn't want to appear angry, but it's okay to appear serious or to not smile.
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It's not the style that motivates me, as much as an attitude of openness that I have when I go into a project.
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The concept of improvisation is an idea that's very close to my heart, but I can manifest that in a lot of different genres. It really comes from a jazz sensibility.
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