Acknowledgements

As Clark Terry said, “Imitate, Assimilate, Innovate.” Everything in this book is a little of that: all the workshops I’ve gone to, the lessons I’ve taken, the books I’ve read. Teachers include Chris Spencer and Rick Ruskin. Master classes attended include Anton Schwartz, John Stowell, Dmitri Matheny, and Bruce Forman. Key books include works by Randy Vincent, Miles Okazaki, Kenny Werner, Howard Roberts, and Randy Halberstadt.