Episode 12: Robert Watt

Join us in Episode 12 for a conversation with Robert Lee Watt, who was a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic horn section for 37 years and an active studio musician. Bob was the first African-American hornist hired by a major symphony orchestra in the United States.  Episode Highlights Musicians supporting one another during COVID-19 The invention of the Watt Lifter Moving from the East Coast to the West Coast and Southern California Studio playing in the early 1970s Sidelining stories His books: The Black Horn and French Horn Tips and Tricks https://www.robertleewatt.com/ Films selected for the Pan African Film Festival, https://www.paff.org/ The story behind the cover photo on his album, I Play French Horn, https://www.amazon.com/Play-French-Horn-Brubeck-Traditional/dp/B07BSMHFWZ  Friendship with Miles Davis Working with Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles What if Mozart and Beethoven had heard the Blues?