It occurred to me that I did play for a 1/2 year with one well known
musician: Grover Washington Jr.
It was '65-'66 and we were both in the Army Band at Fort Dix, NJ. That was
when he bought his first Soprano sax and he used to jam for hours on end.
Hello folks,
My turn, I guess. On December 13, 1931 my mother gave birth to a
little blind, cross-eyed boy in Los Angeles - me. By age six after
several operations, I could see with the help of my little thick
lenses (about 20/200 worth). Mother taught me piano lessons and
discovered I had
David Froom:
I live in southern Maryland where I teach at a small liberal arts college
(St. Mary's College of Maryland, public in spite of the name), currently
chair of the music department. I've been here since 1989, but have also
taught at University of Utah and Peabody.
I was born in northern
Lon Price:
I'm a sax player (doubling on clar. flute) and composer/arranger born
in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area in 1946, currently living in Hollywood, CA
(since 1977). I participated in the jazz program at North Texas State
U. (now U. of North Texas) between 1964 and 1969, playing the jazz
My start in music began at age four with violin lessons from my father. Piano lessons followed at the age of seven. My major interest in music, though, was sparked at Stuyvesant High School where I was convinced to play the bassoon. (Bassoon?, I asked. What's a bassoon?)
I majored in bassoon
