Bone2Pick Interviews

We played Symphony Hall in Kawasaki and there were 1,100 or 1,200 people there to see a trombone quartet. It was an amazing experience!

You want to play Salsa . . . LISTEN TO THE CONGA!

I played with Eugene Ormandy one time. I was 18, he was 80.

Jazz is a living medium and for it to continue it has to evolve.

Any profession where the supply is much greater than the demand, you have to have tremendous persistence and desire to be really great.

The kind of dirt and dust that’s created from polishing things is not conducive to a good marriage.

If it weren’t for trumpet players, I’d be flipping burgers someplace.

Things that trumpet players usually don’t do . . . teach at M.I.T.

Whenever you have a choice between the facts and the legend, always go with the legend. Whatever you’ve heard is true.

At one point, I wanted to be a professional trombone player. Then I realized if I wanted to be a successful trombone player I’d have to be like one of the 10 best in the world and if I wanted to be a successful businessman I just had to be good.