Dick Oatts and Terell Stafford: Keep Love Always In the Game

01/17/24 • 53 min

A conversation with Dick Oatts and Terell Stafford.

►Dick Oatts website: http://www.dickoattsmusic.com
►Terell Stafford website: https://terellstafford.com
In this episode with Vanguard Jazz Orchestra veterans, Dick Oatts and Terell Stafford, we discuss "tough love", inspiration, dedication, moms, and the "New York standard", (and much more...)
"Why don't you say "yes" and watch what happens. There's inspiration everywhere you look!" -Dick Oatts

►Key Moments:
0:00 - Intro
1:32 – Dedication, discipline, routine, and the “New York standard”.
10:11 – Humility, Integrity, and Service.
13:51 – When Terell joined the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra...
16:30 – When challenges push us...and Moms are the best!
20:27 – When Dick met Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, and Mel Lewis
23:40 – How committed are you?
25:22 – “Bud” Herseth, “the world’s greatest trumpet player”
30:44 – “Strength equals weakness. Weakness equals strength” (Arnold Jacobs)
31:40 – Clark Terry
36:45 –The next generation of students
44:09 – “Art Blakey was a mirror”...
46:18 – “The farther you go forward, the father you gotta go backwards”
48:36 – You gotta hear Dick Oatts!
50:29: Jon Faddis’ tough love
52:44: Closing

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►Credits
Host and Producer: John Daversa
Video: Max Nierlich
Audio: Dudley Merriam
Marcus Sasseville: Graphic Design
Recorded in Miami, FL, February 11, 2023
►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"

All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)
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►Credits
Host and Producer: John Daversa
Video: Max Nierlich
Audio: Dudley Merriam
Additional Audio: Jake Sonderman
Video and Audio Editing: Yang Yang
Izzi Guzman: Graphic Design
Recorded in Miami, FL
►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast"
"Moonlight Muse"
"Junk Wagon"

All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)

A conversation with Dick Oatts and Terell Stafford.

Support the show

All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)

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Jihye Lee, Brooklyn-based composer, arranger, and conductor.
►Jihye Lee website: https://jihyemusic.com
In this episode with composer, Jiyhe Lee, we discuss culture shock, inner strength, love of big band music, K-pop, and more!
►Key Moments:
0:00 - Intro
2:45 - Musical Values, Intentions, and Inspirations
5:48 - Jihye’s mission
9:12 - Positivity, Inner Strength, and the Game of New Worlds
12:51 - Falling in love with the Big Band
14:10 - Playfulness, The World Will Be Kind To Me, You, and Everyone
14:55 - Challenges and Struggles
19:28 - Bringing the life stories to the music
25:14 - Korean Pop and Beyond
32:00 - Culture Shock
34:50 - Can Music Be Taught?
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All compositions composed and arranged by John Daversa
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Gonzalo Rubalcaba: Timelessness, Tempo and Tiempo.

A conversation with Gonzalo Rubalcaba
►Gonzalo Rubalcaba website: https://www.gonzalorubalcaba.com
In this episode with multi-Grammy© Winner, pianist and composer Gonzalo Rubalcaba, we discuss Tempo and Tiempo, Dedication and Intention, Mentorship and Responsibility, the guidance of Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Haden, and much more...
“The concert is the moment of joy, the work is behind that”
~Gonzalo Rubalcaba
►Key Moments
0:00 Introductions
3:56 Tempo and Time (tiempo), and family influence
15:08 Superman, Flash, and “Timelessness”
17:00 Connect, take your time: It’s not the tempo, it’s the message
19:07 Spaces of separation and unity
19:38 Dizzy Gillespie stories and insights
24:19 Sound, intention, and unique, personal touch
33:03 Dedication to practice. “The concert is the moment of joy, the work is behind that”
37:46 Charlie Haden and Dizzy Gillespie’s mentorship and friendship—the responsibility of returning the gift.
55:30 Recognizing when to watch and listen, and that’s it, “There’s nothing to do”.
56:52 Advice for the “little” Gonzalo: “Carefully, but do it again".
59:03 What is talent?
01:01:49 Gonzalo’s mother’s guidance
01:04:40 Thank you for lowering all of our heartbeats, Gonzalo (Flash)!
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►Credits
Host and Producer: John Daversa
Video: Max Nierlich
Audio: Dudley Merriam
Marcus Sasseville: Graphic Design
Recorded in Miami, FL, February 15, 2023
►Music
"The John Daversa Podcast",
composed and arranged by John Daversa
"45",
composed by Jay Daversa
arranged by John Daversa
From Cuarentena: With Family at Home
"Junk Wagon"
composed and arranged by John Daversa
From Junk Wagon: The Big Band Album
Daversafications Publications (ASCAP)
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