Derrick Gardner
Derrick Gardner, Chicago-based jazz trumpeter, composer, bandleader, and educator talks with us about all of the above and more!
Composer, educator, and world-class jazz trumpet artist Derrick Gardner stops by the front porch to discuss life as a musician. We get into his background, his father Burgess and brother Vincent, as well as the mentors and ensembles that make up the Gardnerian journey. Whether its in front of the Big Dig! Band, The Jazz Prophets, or leading the jazz studies program at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music, you’ll find Derrick making some serious magic! Come on by the Hippest Crib in the Village and we shall discuss…