EP87: Play for Someone You Love

Rich Matteson was a jazz euphoniumist, rare enough in itself, but also a legendary teacher who started the jazz studies program at the University of North Florida. He recruited Kevin to the University and had a major influence on Kevin's career as a jazz pianist. One of Matteson's favorite lessons to his students was based on an experience recording with Louis Armstrong. Matteson recounts the tale here, and the fundamental lesson he took from it, Armstrong's advice to always “play for someone you love.”