Now, the instrumentation in the jazz band and the jazz dance band has gone through many evolutions. For instance, in the 'twenties the tradition was two or three saxophones

It's true I've always been attracted to the jazz band in an orchestral way, rather than a band way.

New York is still where I live most of the time.

The Russian composers, especially, tricked the symphony orchestra into the kind of dynamic, rhythmic thing

Actually, when I was very young, first starting to play, I think I probably listened more to clarinet players than to saxophones.

The baritone can serve functions that the alto and tenor cannot, in orchestral voicing

So I played alto for quite a while until I saved up the money for the baritone