The Horn Call Podcast

Episode 12: Robert Watt

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Join us in Episode 12 for a conversation with Robert Lee Watt, who was a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic horn section for 37 years and an active studio musician. Bob was the first African-American hornist hired by a major symphony orchestra in the United States. 

Episode Highlights

  • Musicians supporting one another during COVID-19
  • The invention of the Watt Lifter
  • Moving from the East Coast to the West Coast and Southern California
  • Studio playing in the early 1970s
  • Sidelining stories
  • His books: The Black Horn and French Horn Tips and Tricks https://www.robertleewatt.com/
  • Films selected for the Pan African Film Festival, https://www.paff.org/
  • The story behind the cover photo on his album, I Play French Horn, https://www.amazon.com/Play-French-Horn-Brubeck-Traditional/dp/B07BSMHFWZ 
  • Friendship with Miles Davis
  • Working with Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles
  • What if Mozart and Beethoven had heard the Blues?
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