NJBP: Other than being a musician what’s the best job you ever had? KB: Lifeguard!!!!!!!!!!! Outside in a bathing suit all day an twirling a whistle! Kate Baker NBJP: What one word would your friends use to describe you? KB: Kind NBJP: What's the one thing about you few people know? KB: I am deathly afraid of heights. NBJP: How old were you when you
NBJP: If you could live anywhere on the planet, where would that be? DS: In a country and a planet where people had learned to get along with each other and had the compassion to help those less fortunate, and would work together for that goal regardless of their political affiliation NBJP: You are a musician, is there another art
CURTIS TAYLOR Photo: Phillip Dowdell NBJP: What would you want to be if you weren’t a jazz musician? CT: Not quite sure but if would definitely involve helping people in some way! NBJP: What inspires you creatively? CT: Hearing other great music/musicians Inspires me NBJP: As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? CT: A
(We got carried away and forgot to count the ??s we sent Orrin--so there are 8 not 7!) NBJP: What's your favorite city to play in? OE: Trenton, NJ (Candlelight Lounge) NBJP: What's the worst job you ever had? OE: I've been blessed to ALWAYS PLAY MUSIC! Yeah but when I was 20 I worked as a bread delivery guy for Au Bon Pain
SHAMIE ROYSTON What instrument would you like to be able to play? SR: Cello NBJP: What's your favorite jazz tune? SR:Summer in Central Park by Horace Silver NBJP: What quality do you like LEAST about yourself? SR: A quality I do not like about myself is I always try to take on too many projects and tasks, and never ask for help
NBJP: If youcould live anywhere, where would that be? KH: Rio Hato, Panama...250 feet from the Pacific Ocean NBJP: What quality do you like most about yourself? KH: My resilience NBJP: What's the worst job you ever had? KH: Early morning prep cook at a failing chicken restaurant NBJP: What instrument would you like to be able
1) Other than the instrument you play, what’s your favorite instrument to listen to? Saxophone 2) If you were about to have your last meal, what would it be? My Grandmother's Food 3) What would you want to be if you weren’t a jazz musician? I can’t think of anything else I would like to have in my life other than
NIR NAAMAN Nir will be performing with the Nir Naaman Quartet at Makeda, 338 George St., New Brunswick, NJ on Thursday November 17 7:30-10:30PM NBJP: What’s your favorite non-jazz tune? NN: There are so many ... I was just listening to "Like a rolling stone" NBJP: What’s your least favorite sound? NN: 1980's style Synthesizers NBJP: What living musician
NBJP: How old were you when you first played in front of an audience (beyond your family)? TB: . I sang in church choir in elementary school so I suppose that must have been my first public performance. For saxophone it must have been in 7th grade band but I honestly don't really remember. When I was in
NBJP: Who’s your favorite singer? LH: Ray Charles NBJP: What would you want to be if you weren’t a jazz musician? LH: Disc Jockey NBJP: What one word would you use to describe yourself? LH: Lee NBJP: What word or phrase do you overuse? LH: Yeah Man! NBJP: What junk food can’t you resist? LH: Freia Melkesjokolade (NBJP had to