The principal trombone and principal trumpet have to be sympatico. They have to be on the same page.
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.
Anybody who plays or teaches trombone at the Eastman School of Music stands on Emory Remington’s shoulders.
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!
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.
