1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 &quot;Music is more than playing in a band rehearsal every day.&quot; &amp;nbsp;During the pandemic, Chris and his music teacher colleagues created a series of four-week short courses students could take in addition to their ensembles to learn more about music. He also took an idea from one of his students and developed a summer jazz mentoring program. &amp;nbsp;Oh, and did I mention his jazz ensemble has received nine invitations to Wynton Marsalis' Essentially Ellington Festival in New York? &amp;nbsp;There's a lot to unpack during our conversation and it is a good one! Band Talk with Charlie Menghini and Friends http://bandtalk.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/19031567/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/102796586