Quintessential Danny Devito! Chekhov has entered the chat! Trying to turn knobs...and it didn't go well! 

Stoking the conversational flame, trumpeter John Lake organically assumes the role of storyteller with a wealth of interesting facts. In this episode, we chat about John’s fondness for Russian literature, how he found his crew that resulted in the New Alchemy Jazz Orchestra, and a mobile festival gig where the sound quality was at the mercy of a Roman-era power outlet. 

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John Lake 

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Getting to Know: John! 

John Lake is a trumpet player and composer living in New York City, maintaining a busy performance schedule as a jazz soloist and in-demand lead trumpet player and recording artist. John composes and arranges original music for his own acoustic jazz septet, The John Lake Ensemble, and is a co-leader of the New Alchemy Jazz Orchestra, which has featured such artists as Peter Bernstein, Dick Oatts, and Terrell Stafford, and has performed at Birdland Jazz Club in New York City. John's compositions and arrangements have been performed at colleges across the US. 

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