As for the symphonic activities... when I was a student at the Eastman School of Music, I became exposed to a lot more musical forms, elements, opportunities, and I fell in love with strings and their uses.
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Not with the Rochester Philharmonic, but I formed my own orchestra, made up of musicians from the Eastman School, where I'm on the faculty now, direct the Jazz Ensemble and teach improvisation classes.
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It became a trademark. It's not glued to my head, but I'm very comfortable with it.
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Whether it's string writing or whatever, I try to write for what each instrumentalist can do best.
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In the old days, I used to tour nine months of the year. With travel being so difficult these days, I've become very selective about where we go and how often we play.
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Dizzy Gillespie was a great influence.
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