"I try to take a step back and just let them sort of find themselves."
-- Jeff Holmes on teaching
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No tune is too fast or too slow for trumpeter Jeff Holmes. He has an impressive technical mastery and can decorate any melody with a lyrical style. He is also a versatile pianist, composer, and educator at the University of Mass, who offers profound musical insights. With Dr. Taylor's trio, Holmes demonstrates his prowess on "There Will Never Be Another You," "Take The 'A' Train," and his originals, "Sweets" and "Sara Do and Abbey's Piece"
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Listen to Jeff explain how he get young kids into jazz
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Listen to Jeff explain how he teach jazz to students weaned on rock and hip-hop
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