When you have 13 horns, and one is soloing, you have 12 people to play the richest, fullest chord you could ever imagine behind that solo.
I don't need much coaxing.
There are times when what's happening in rock is the best music in the world, and there are times when there is nothing worthwhile at all.
What's interesting about a person without problems?
I like chords that are very lush with all the lush parts taken out.
Living composers writing for big band are very few and far between. There are not a lot of them, and I have a talent for doing it. I am zeroing in on what I do best.