Coltrane, Parker, Kimberly Akimbo and André Previn
"I was intrigued and dazzled and humbled and intimidated until I was 51. That was the first time I ever performed as an openly gay man onstage through the courage that his lyrics gave me."
"It's not a jazz record. It's not a theater record. It's our record and it's very emblematic of the music that we enjoy listening to and the music that we enjoy creating together."
"When you and I have to exist in the art, entertainment, artistic world, I know I need to choose gratitude when the pendulum swings at the end of the day - even in these hard situations."
"When I am standing on a stage and am fully present and people are gazing back at me with that look of expectation, I absolutely feel like I am the luckiest human on the planet. I get to do what millions of people wish they could do."
"Our story is about this particular journey. It's a different journey, but the same journey that I think other people have had as well. "
"Liza used to tell me any time that you can work and perform on your birthday, it’s kind of the best thing to do because it is the birthday wish come true. "
Our March Madness has its own Sweet Sixteen for you to enjoy this weekend