Music Advocacy
Vicki Pedrini grew up in the family’s music retail store in Southern California. She worked in the store on weekends and summer vacations as well as the holiday season, which brought fun times when the family all worked together. The store had a strong band and orchestra department, as it was...
This audio only interview was conducted by David Schwartz and donated to the NAMM Oral History program: Tony Bennett, the legendary jazz and pop music singer, provided his thoughts about the recording process to David Schwartz, who interviewed Tony for MIX Magazine in 1986. During the interview,...
Quincy Jones! How can you write a few sentences to describe Quincy Jones? His long and amazing career in music has produced the soundtrack to many of our own life experiences and his drive to create and innovate has benefited music lovers around the world! It is such an honor to have captured some...
Blues, Rhythm and Blues, Jazz, Trombones, Composer/Songwriter, Arrangers, Record Producers, Music Advocacy, Music Education, Film Scores-Soundtracks, Classical Music, NAMM Foundation, Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Grammy Awards, American Eagle Awards, Recording/Audio Engineer, Aretha Franklin, Audio Only, Multiple Interviews, Full Interview