“When I was in high school I made the discovery that if I was playing in a jazz club, and there were black people in the club, if I could get the black people to like what I was doing, I was on the right track. So I began to play to those people because they knew what the authentic music was. I've always had that in the back of my head.” PeopleIfsMadePlaySchoolBlackAudienceHigh SchoolDiscoveryJazzTrackClubsIf I CouldBlack PeopleRight Track Author:Paul Smoker
“I don't know if the music moves forward anymore. I haven't heard anything for years - except refinement - coming out of the jazz world.” IfsKnowsWorldYearsMovingHeardHavensJazzMoving ForwardComing OutRefinement Author:Paul Smoker
“I use a lot of double-tonguing [using the tongue to control airflow]; that allows me to play as fast as if I was slurring, but with clean articulation on every note.” IfsPlayUseCleanNotesTongueTechniqueArticulation Author:Paul Smoker