In this clip from the new episode of The Tonearm Podcast, Maria Schneider describes how her longtime orchestra members approach each note with a shared sense of what the music is supposed to feel like—illustrating the point with the moment when saxophonist Donny McCaslin goes somewhere unexpected, and pianist Gary Versace follows him harmonically into outer space.
Hear the full conversation on the latest episode of The Tonearm Podcast: https://podcast.thetonearm.com/maria-schneider-composing-in-the-age-of-curated-rage-american-crow/






