He mixed the British music hall tradition with an American taste for jazz, sex and money.

He mixed the British music hall tradition with an American taste for jazz, sex and money,

with her factories equipped to the very latest point of science by British and American money.

[Does Piazza feel jazz is an acquired taste?] If by 'acquired taste' you mean that jazz resists immediate enjoyment, I'm not sure I agree, ... But an active understanding of the ways in which the musicians make sense together, as opposed to a more passive way of enjoying the music, does take time to acquire, and I hope Understanding Jazz will give its readers insights that will make the music come alive for them in all its depth and excitement, which is intellectual as well as sensual, reflective as well as driving and exciting.

Anybody who plays jazz can't escape the shadow of John Coltrane. We've been playing various arrangements of Coltrane's music since the beginning, but we really wanted to get deeply into what is probably his most famous recording.

The biggest reason people come in here, believe it or not, is not that they want the money. It's because they want something out of their house or their business.