Just like a comedian has a certain joke or a jazz musician has a riff that they know will get the crowd, a tap dancer always has a step.

I got my love of jazz from my stepfather, who was a jazz musician.

It is rare that even a jazz musician finds an individual voice.

I'm a jazz musician, and I really wanted to not miss an opportunity to have the full connection to jazz.

Well, being a jazz musician is not a rose garden!

I can show you that I have played with just about every jazz musician, every African musician, every blues musician. It's not like I'm cashing in on a false concept. This is what I do.