I'm an optimist. I have always been, and I will continue to be. So I believe there's always a possibility of transforming or changing or doing something different.

I write all the time. I always have. I can pick up my horn to warm up, and an idea will pop into my head, and I'll write it down and file it away for another time.

My solo playing utilizes the deployment of suggestive psychic rhythms. I'll state these throughout a given piece and play thematic improvisations on top of that. I like to suggest that rhythmic movement without always playing it. I like to create openings that I can step into.

I always felt of myself as a composer, performer, improviser. I've never called myself a jazz man. I make art.

We continue to believe the acquisition would make strategic sense for Pinnacle, transforming it from a regional operator to a national casino company with an extensive development pipeline.

I believe that I have always told the truth.