MICHAEL DEASE PERFORMS THURSDAY, AUGUST 9 AT MAKEDA NBJP: What living musician has influenced you most?MD:  The legendary saxophonist/composer Jimmy Heath continues to inspire me as a musician and a human being.  NBJP: What would you want to be if you weren't a jazz musician?MD:  That's tough. I've always thought highly of investigators, so maybe a Detective or Journalist.NBJP: If you could change one