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Good friend and exceptional music educator Steve Sveum joins us this week for a great conversation about his start in music as well as some very special mentors like Bernie Powers, Ron Carter, and more. We talk Jazz at Lincoln Center, Birch Creek Arts Camp, Essentially Ellington, Snug Harbor, Bacon Happy Hour, and even kitchen remodeling. Steve offers great insight into the essence of swing and some special memories of the late Ron Carter. Despite Peter talking into pillows, Phil talking into his microphone, and Chris talking to himself, this is an episode you will not want to miss. 

Show Notes:
Learn more about:
Steve Sveum
Essentially Ellington Jazz Program
Birch Creek Arts Camp

Recording Credits
Live from the 2018 Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival, it's Sun Prairie High School from Sun Prairie, WI playing Duke Ellington's "Cottontail." https://youtu.be/qKDIpod2mOw?si=AXqEUb2tEefNRniC

Ronald Carter - 2009 NIU Board of Trustees Professor-Northern Illinois Huskies  https://youtu.be/-w-_EMgM1os?si=ZLHuq77mAu0mG5In

Frank Sinatra performing “Fly Me To The Moon,” recorded live in 1965 at the Kiel Opera House in St. Louis, MO. https://youtu.be/Y2rDb4Ur2dw?si=fVftNseU18IrJM9_

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