That would make it much easier for me to be a serious jazz musician.'' Combining pop orientation with straight-ahead improvisation could make money. Along those lines, he adapted a Grover Washington Jr. tune to a jazz style. That lure is always there,'' he says. But the contemporary environment gives me no inspiration whatsoever. This can lead to all-American greed as illustrated by the pop star saxophonist Kenny G, who once said that he played better than his competitor David Sanborn.
Competition is tougher than it used to be, although there's also more money around.
All the melodies sound familiar all the rhythms derivative. It's harder to come up with something new. Everything sounds like something else. With all the jazz schools, there are more capable musicians now, though they are less original. Braden's wife is a manager at Xerox.