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As a part of our Playbook In-Person series, the mentors made their way to California to spread #joyfuljazz to the students of Dodson Middle School!  With a two-day residency, the mentors taught our staple building blocks to get them swinging with

Hey everyone!  This week on Playin' around With Playbook, we spoke to Paul Contos. With over thirty years in jazz performance, education, and faculty positions at UC Santa Cruz, CA State University Monterey Bay, and Monterey Peninsula College, Paul’s talents and abilities encompass

Hey everyone! This week on Playin’ Around With Playbook, we had the opportunity to talk to Tanner Guss, drummer, educator, and composer.  Tanner graduated from Indian University Jacobs School of Music in 2019, as a recipient of the Kenny Aronoff Scholarship

Hey everyone! This week on Playin' Around With Playbook I was able to speak with the award-winning composer, producer, entrepreneur, educator and trombonist Nick Finzer. Finzer is bringing the joy and power of Jazz to traditional fans and the most modern 21st-century

Hey everyone! This past week on Playin’ Around With Playbook, Sammy and I stepped out of our comfort zone to speak with classical bassist Nathan Farrington to get his perspective on jazz.  Nathan Farrington has been the principal bassist for LA

Hey everyone! This past week on Playin' Around With Playbook, we spoke with the amazing educator and performer Matt Wilson. Wilson has released thirteen albums as a leader. His latest recording, Honey And Salt (Music Inspired By The Poetry Of

Hey everyone! This week on Playin’ Around With Playbook, Sammy and I spoke with saxophonist and educator Walter Smith III.  "The New York Times describes tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III's work as "fabulous." 2022 brings Smith to new heights with his most

Hey everyone! This past week on Playin' Around With Playbook, I had the opportunity to talk to percussionist and educator Sean Dobbins.  Sean Dobbins got his start as sought-after Detroit area jazz sideman at a young age, when he would regularly

Hey everyone! This past week on Playin’ Around With Playbook, we had the chance to break up the slew of saxophonists and have on drummer and educator Colleen Clark.  Drummer, composer, educator and bandleader, Dr. Colleen Clark is the first drummer

Hey everyone, welcome back to another Playin' Around with Playbook. Tristatesax here. Super excited today, we are going to be talking with Dave Linard from Playbook. He's a playbook mentor, and an amazing pianist.  "David Linard is a Brooklyn-based pianist, composer,