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In a lot of classical playing there isn't much expressiveness: I don't hear a voice in the playing. What I really admire about jazz musicians is that they develop a sound early on and it's unique to them. Classical players are screened from that by always playing other people's notes.

— Joanna MacGregor

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Once you start cancelling, there's always something which is not quite right.

I quite like shutting the door, putting the answering machine on and sitting at the piano for six or seven hours.

Memory is the fear, and I play most of my repertoire from memory.

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My favorite composers tend to be great improvisers as well as great players. It doesn't matter whether they're contemporary or classical.

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