That's the basis of his music. David is a great asset to Columbia Jazz and he will continue to develop and grow. Ware met Marsalis three years ago in France. He was sincerely moved by the music, which he hadn't heard before. He really flipped.
Musicians worry that once they get a deal with a major label they'll have to water down their music.
I'm confident that will project itself. As for recording for Columbia, Ware is enthusiastic about being a part of the label's prestigious jazz legacy. Hopefully it will help people look upon my music in a different light, to draw connections to the past and to see how it fits in the tradition. There's a misunderstanding about the kind of music we play, that there's no discipline, that anything goes. We're fighting to dispel those myths.