Scott is one of those crazy talented musicians that seems to have no limitations at all. His tuba playing, writing, piano playing and showmanship are all world class. You kind of have to be a little in awe of people who can do that many things that well!
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What is there left to say about Joe Alessi? Many consider him the greatest trombone player in the world. He is the Principal Trombone of the New York Philharmonic and also solos all over the world. He also finds time to teach at Juilliard. He is a generational talent.
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Do want to sum up Carol Jantsch in one story? Earlier this year she became the first tuba soloist to ever perform on the subscription series of the Philadelphia Orchestra. She performed her solo four times in a week and every time was asked by the audience to play an encore. So she proceeded to play a different solo as an encore all four nights!
I was backstage after the final performance and one of the violins in the orchestra came up to her and told her that her playing that week had made him reevaluate his entire approach to his own instrument.
She is a generational talent and was a wonderful interview.
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What an incredible talent Victor Barranco is! And what a life story! The list of guys who can play both classical and jazz as well as Victor is very, very short. In short, he is a phenomenal musician who just happens to play the trombone.
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Michael Parker is not only one hell of a tuba player. He has also had an incredible amount of success with Parker Mouthpieces in a very short period of time. Many of the finest players in the world play on his stuff and it is only getting better.
Whenever I have an equipment question about anything at all, Michael is the first guy I ask. We were roommates in college and he has been one of my best friends ever since.
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