“In my lifetime, I remember like two jazz explosions. One was back in the George Benson, Grover Washington Junior days that I can remember. And then I would say twenty years ago with, The Wave in Los Angeles and smooth jazz, and you could fill in the blanks. You can definitely say that jazz, you know, since its onset has gone through all kinds of different iterations.” — Eric Marienthal (Grammy Award-winning Saxophonist)