Smokin' At The Half Note

Players Get To That Intermediate Level Where They Can Already Play Pretty Good, And That's Kind Of A Dangerous Period Because They Tend To Start Playing Only The Things That They Can Play, Rather Than The Things They Can't.

I Met Gary (burton) At The Wichita Jazz Festival When I Was 18 -- He Was One Of My Favorite Musicians And I Got To Play A Few Tunes With Him There. Shortly After That, I Joined His Band, Which Was The Equivalent Of Joining The Beatles For Me! He Was, And Still Is, One Of The Greatest Musicians I Have Ever Been Lucky Enough To Be Around.

...to Me If It's Anything, Jazz Is A Verb-it's More Like A Process Than It Is A Thing.

Somehow Trumpet Is The Reference Point For Me It Was Actually My First Instrument.

I Realized That Equipment Really Had Little To Do With Why I Sound Like The Way I Sound