“Certainly, jazz has become more of a niche, which is surprising, because it's our music. It's the national music of America.”

“People can have so many ill-conceived ideas about me based on the parts that I play. I've had guys, when I've been single, come out of the woodwork to date me and I've found out very quickly that they were expecting some kind of whirlwind, some dramatic crazy person - and that's just not me.”