What a joy it was to speak with Anders Astrand. Not only is he a brilliant musician, but he's one of those good humans that you're always grateful to meet. Topics: Zildjian company history, meditation coach George Mumford's main principles, teaching improvisation, and Facebook questions Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 hello and intro 2:32 Anders’s travels7:05 meeting Michael Burritt10:58 getting into vibraphone in Sweden13:07 incorporating improvisation into works23:00 George Mumford, “The Mindful Athlete” from Mindful magazine35:19 practicing and aural skills40:18 composing for fighter jets, ice sculptures, tractors44:32 improvising with Keiko Abe46:19 Zildjian history54:44 being an educational consultant for Zildjian59:20 Global Percussion Network