[TPIN] (Was Maynard / heir flame)/who's buying cd's? - and our legacy

[Allegro69]

Message: 3
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 13:11:48 EST
From: Vaxtrpts at aol.com
Subject: [TPIN] (Was Maynard / heir flame)/who's buying cd's? - and
 our legacy
To: jontrimble at suddenlink.net
Cc: tpin at tpin.okcu.edu



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Ah, Jon, isn't that legacy just an amazing thing?  See, we are  connected in
a direct line of trumpet players.
John Harner was my student.  And I was a student of Don Jacoby,  Carmine
Caruso (who John also studied with), Roy Stevens, Conte Candoli, Ren
Schilke, and
others.  And - even though none of us will be the "next  Maynard," aren't we
all keeping his tradition and love of jazz and trumpet  education alive?
I applaud EVERY one of us, who teaches privately, or teaches in a middle
school, high school, college or university.  I applaud every one of us who
has
done a clinic in a school anywhere.  I applaud every one of us who have
played
in a concert where young people have been in the audience, and I  applaud
every one of us who have put ourselves "on the line" and put out  a
recording of
our playing.
THAT is the legacy that I believe Maynard would have wanted from all of  us.
Mike Vax

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I applaud you Mike for your passion about this topic. While I'm a guy who's
had his better days and not on the list as stated above, I'll always be
happy to talk to and encourage any young musician I meet up with. Often
times, it's the spark that ignites the fire that both young and old need to
keep the legacy going. No matter how large or small our contribution may be,
it just might be what generates a new whirlwind of trends. As long as
there's one player on Earth who might be the "ONE", it ain't over until the
fat lady sings. I'd love it if a kid carrying a horn under his or her arm
rang my doorbell and asked me if I have a minute to rap. My answer? "No! I
have a lifetime. WELCOME!"