Episode 18: Hanging With Kenny Robinson and Richard Mukamal

<p>What do you get when you mix Maurice Andre, Jonas Salk, and Bill Gates? You get my guests for this episode, Kenny Robinson and Richard Mukamal.</p> <p>Kenny is a world-class trumpet player who toured with Maynard Ferguson and whose career was almost cut short by chronic cold sores. Richard is a trumpet and euphonium player and is also a mover and shaker in the world of the arts and education.</p> <p>Together they form the dynamic duo behind Robinson’s Remedies, a growing company that has developed a number of natural products that help brass players around the world keep their chops feeling repaired and renewed.</p> <p>So check out what they have to say about making the best out of a bad situation, the importance of relationships, how Robinson's Remedies got started, life lessons from Maynard Ferguson, the forming of a partnership, the desire to be of service to the brass playing community, the importance of music in public schools, a lesson on Mahler 5 from Bud Herseth, the fraternity of MF alumni, the changing face of education during the COVID crisis, Kenny's piccolo trumpet collection, snickerdoodles, and so much more.</p> <p>So pour yourself a big glass, pull up a chair, and let the hang begin!</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/thetrumpetgurus/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/thetrumpetgurus/support</a>