We looked at the game afterwards, and we saw how bad we wanted it. How we can actually take on a team that's been playing together for so long.

It'll take time, of course. But we've come together so quickly.

We're all just clicking, working together finally.

For one person, organized files might be a crucial tool for creativity; another person finds inspiration in random juxtapositions.

The meditative, calm sound is a reflection of my personality. I've got a silly and a crazy side, but it makes sense the music would come across that way. I do yoga every day and try to keep a sense of peace and calm in my life. I don't have a lot of frantic energy.

Ultimately, I think there's this umbrella term of jazz, and what's cool about not just what's happening with my music but this general sense of what's happening with this generation of musicians, is it's a very broad term, and we can incorporate all types of music, and we can be influenced and inspired by all kinds of sounds.