Interview Sessions II – Airmen of Note Lead Alto Tyler Kuebler

by Dejen Tesfagiorgis A while back I interviewed Airmen of Note Lead Alto Technical Sergeant Tyler Kuebler (http://tylerkuebler.com/). The Airmen of Note is a killer band, and having the opportunity to talk with Tyler (University of North Texas Undergrad and MM, University of Miami DMA) was fantastic, definitely worth the 8AM trek to their rehearsal. You [...]

One on One with Jazz Legend Stanley Clarke

Exploding into the jazz world in 1971, Stanley was a lanky teenager from the Philadelphia Academy of Music. He arrived in New York City and immediately landed jobs with famous bandleaders such as: Horace Silver, Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon, Joe Henderson, Pharaoh Saunders, Gil Evans, Stan Getz, and a budding young pianist composer named Chick [...]