NBJP : If you were about to have your last meal, what would it be

JD: Nona’s homemade Italian pasta

NBJP: What musician influenced you the most?

JD: I think to honestly answer this one I would have to include two… Tony Williams and Bill Evans

NBJP: What quality do you like most about yourself?

JD: I have been told on more than one occasion that I have a great ability to adapt to any situation… I like the sound of that.

NBJP: What’s your favorite jazz club to go to if you’re going to hang?

JD: Smalls

NBJP: What instrument, other than the one you play,  would you  like to be able to play?

JD: The piano

NBJP: What’s your favorite non-musical pastime?

JD: At this point of my life it’s reading… especially poetry

NBJP: What’s your favorite jazz tune?

JD: This is a really hard one… Hmmm… Blue in Green