Donny McCaslin: Becoming a Jazzman

from The 7th Avenue Project · host Robert Pollie

Donny McCaslin grew up in Santa Cruz, where this program is based, and got his musical start here. Today he's a widely-known, much-admired tenor sax player based in New York. Donny returned to our area recently to play at the 2011 Monterey Jazz Festival. We talked about his formative years (playing with his dad's band on the streets of Santa Cruz) and rapid success (he joined Gary Burton's quintet right out of college). Donny's a very thoughtful and knowledgeable musician, and I took advantage of the occasion to ask some detailed questions about his work and development.

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