The First Thing I Learned Was The

Most Guys At Berklee Are Going To Wind Up Truck Drivers.

It Is Jazz's Very Nature To Change, To Develop & Adapt To The Circumstances Of Its Environment.

My Older Brother Mike Is An Excellent Trumpet Player. By The Time He Was 12, He Was Playing Around Kansas City In Classical Situations. He Was Already An Amazing Talent.

Avant-garde, Jazz, Pop, Classical, Country And Western, Rock, Free, Straight-ahead, Etc. Are Ultimately Meaningless Terms In The Face Of The Music Being Discussed At Best - At Worst, Those Terms Often Serve As Code Words For What Is In Fact A Cultural / Political Discussion More Than A Musical One.

One Very Fundamental Thing Has Not Changed And I Realized That It Will Never Change... Is That I Really Need To Go Home And Practice.