Broadway Swings: Covering the Ensemble in Musical Theatre

musical partnerships have often led me to places I might not otherwise

I began to ask myself questions like “What makes a group lively and engaged?” instead of “How good am I?” So palpable was the difference in my approach to conducting as a result of this “silent conductor” insight, that players in the orchestra started asking me, “What happened to you?”

the formation of a true jazz orchestra—