“I grew up learning this stuff on the streets of New York. My brother and I used to play in the subway for money.” PlayUsedStuffGrowing UpStreetsNew YorkBrotherGrewGrew UpMy BrotherSubway Author:Don Alias
“I grew up in New York. We were all diversified, as far as music was concerned. I grew up liking just about everything. So I tried to incorporate that into my playing, although the original school where I came from was Afro-Cuban music. But I liked all kinds of music -- I tried to bring that into everything.” KindSchoolNew YorkGrewGrew UpConcernedOriginalsAll KindsCubanAfrosCuban Music Author:Don Alias