Amongst a sea of bad decisions I’ve made in my life, that was a good one! (dropping out of school to join Buddy Rich’s band)
The principal trombone and principal trumpet have to be sympatico. They have to be on the same page.
The great composers in jazz write music that’s not only fun to listen to, but it’s fun to play.
I don’t ever want to have a conversation ever again where it’s like. . . we really have to hire at least one woman. No! There’s so many capable and ready women.
Find what you love doing and then get to grinding. And find the fun and love in that grinding.
World domination for brass is my goal within 10 years.
To play with the great Steve Witser and Joe Alessi that summer in Colorado was pretty special.
When you communicate. . . make it easy for someone to call you for a gig.
We (Lucerne Festival Orchestra) did Mahler 3 with Boulez . . . it was off the charts!
Anybody who plays or teaches trombone at the Eastman School of Music stands on Emory Remington’s shoulders.
Dizzy once told me he liked the way I played. . . I said could you write that down?!
