About this episode
Grammy Award-winning bass player Victor Wooten joins for a musical journey featuring a talented teen flutist and the drum major from Tennessee State University’s Aristocrat of Bands.
Grammy Award-winning bass player Victor Wooten joins us for our exciting musical journey out of Nashville. A talented teen flutist plays an elegant Bach Sonata and then improvises on that same work with Victor Wooten and Peter Dugan. We meet the drum major from Tennessee State University’s Aristocrat of Bands and hear selections from their Grammy Award-winning album. And if that’s not enough, we are treated to a special collaboration between our hosts! See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
People in this episode
Host: Peter Dugan
Guest: Victor Wooten
Topics covered
- music
- gospel
- improvisation
- classical
Keywords
- Nashville
- Bach Sonata
- Grammy Award-winning album
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Aristocrat of Bands, Grammy Award
Places: Nashville
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