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                                                                                      ‘Oh, I get it’, you know?

                                                                                      Yeah. It was a common
                                                                                      type of language.
                                                                                         And I’ve always been
                                                                                      fascinated. I just had a

                                                                                      chance to meet literally
                                                                                      world-class musicians,
                                                                                      play, and interact with
                                                                                      them. People that were

                                                                                      way above where I was
                                                                                      at that time were super
                                                                                      gracious, spending their
                                                                                      time and energy with me.

                                                                                      A big part of my goal was
                                                                                      not so much to try to be
                                                                                      at that level in my own
                                                                                      playing, but it was the

       the first year, he never rememered his trombone.  ability to hang. Yeah.
       He borrowed his band instructor’s for the whole           But you know, the ability to contribute in a
       year. He does share that his memory improved  meaningful way where there’s obviously some
       in the 5th grade and he has never forgotten his  kind of mutual respect going on. That was

       instrument since. After high school, he attended  something I was really engaged with.
       the Berklee School of Music in Boston. “That              When playing with people, it’s like being
       was magical. I just feel so fortunate to have had  around great speakers. I’m sure your game rises
       that experience. I dove in absolutely headfirst.  when you play with people or work with people

       You know, with the culture of the music. It was  like that.”
       so different.                                             Dave’s musical career put him in touch with
          It certainly wasn’t urban where I grew up.  artists and musicians well-known in the industry
       But yet, you know, going into Boston, just the  at the time. He shared, “My dad was a fan of Bob

       fast moving pace. I love the city. I love the  Marley, reggae artist. And my dad was like me—
       multicultural environment. That was one of my  whatever style it is, if it’s good music, we like it.
       favorite things, meeting people from different  Yeah. And I heard something very authentic. I
       countries. Even if we didn’t speak the same  heard a groove that was so deep. Anyway, I was a

       language—I don’t speak other languages very  fan since I was a kid. And when I was in college,
       well. But whether it’s that we’re struggling to do  I played with a reggae band.
       English, or I’m trying to do Spanish, or whatever         We opened up for the Wailers, which was,
       it is, when we picked up our instruments, it’s like,  you know, Bob Marley and the Wailers. Bob




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