April 30, 2026
In this exclusive preview of Music & Arts’ full-length interview, the pathbreaking composer and conductor recounts his unlikely origin story and thinks about where formal music education falls short.
April 20, 2026
Conquer All-County and All-State with these strategies from the eminent educator and saxophonist.
April 10, 2026
The DIVA Jazz Orchestra leader on technique, teaching, gear and why stuffing a blanket inside your bass drum isn’t the answer. Plus: the 5 common pitfalls for developing big-band drummers.
April 30, 2026
In this exclusive preview of Music & Arts’ full-length interview, the pathbreaking composer and conductor recounts his unlikely origin story and thinks about where formal music education falls short.
April 20, 2026
Conquer All-County and All-State with these strategies from the eminent educator and saxophonist.
April 10, 2026
The DIVA Jazz Orchestra leader on technique, teaching, gear and why stuffing a blanket inside your bass drum isn’t the answer. Plus: the 5 common pitfalls for developing big-band drummers.
December 10, 2025
Now 80, the legendary trumpeter talks about his practice regimen, classic sessions with Steely Dan, Paul Simon and other icons, and that time he bonded — briefly and weirdly — with Miles Davis over wah-wah pedals.
October 17, 2025
Two of jazz’s premier saxophonists on 20 years of friendly competition, the secrets of impromptu arranging, and why Hank Mobley wrote remarkable tunes.
