Anybody who plays or teaches trombone at the Eastman School of Music stands on Emory Remington’s shoulders.
Playing with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra is definitely one of the highlights of my life.
Just being in New York and playing music is successful.
Woody Shaw was an intense person and that’s why his music had that intensity. He believed in what he believed in and wasn’t scared to say it. He was 100% focused!
We have that saying that studio/orchestra work is 95 percent boredom and 5 percent sheer terror for brass players.
Mike got stuck with the clarinet. After we had been playing for a couple years, we used to get together in the bathroom ‘cause we liked the echo. We would just play free . . . we didn't know much about chord changes at that age.
