You would think that anyone on a major label would be doing something, but when you speak of major label that means something to maybe a big pop star that might be getting some sort of benefit from the major. But we still don't get anything.
I'm only involved really right now with the Art Ensemble of Chicago and the Brass Fantasy.
What I've been trying to do for years is to get the music played on a station other than jazz stations, you know, to expand the audience.
You can establish a presence on the internet; you can have just as much of a presence as a major company or anyone else.
The trumpet is forceful.
You play ensemble things that you had no idea you were going to play two minutes before.
