Most Guys At Berklee Are Going To

From 1962 To 1965, The Guitar Became This Icon Of Youth Culture, Thanks Mostly To The Beatles

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

I Met Gary (burton) At The Wichita Jazz Festival When I Was 18 -- He Was One Of My Favorite Musicians And I Got To Play A Few Tunes With Him There. Shortly After That, I Joined His Band, Which Was The Equivalent Of Joining The Beatles For Me! He Was, And Still Is, One Of The Greatest Musicians I Have Ever Been Lucky Enough To Be Around.

It Is Jazz's Very Nature To Change, To Develop & Adapt To The Circumstances Of Its Environment.

I Think Jazz Is Actually Quite Unforgiving In Its Disdain For Nostalgia. It Demands Creativity And Change At Its Highest Level.