And then like in a band called the Jazz Masters, it was conducted by Slide Hampton, I met Jimmy and he told me I'm working the program, jazz program at Queens College, so if you want to finish your Master's, maybe we can work out something.
And it won over a panel of judges whose jazz-drumming authority spans generations and styles: Ben Riley, Jimmy Cobb, Peter Erskine, Carl Allen, Terri Lyne Carrington and Brian Blade.