And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Tavis since his 2004 debut, trumpeter chris botti has established himself as a top he has jazz artist. Worked with everyone from yoyo ma to barbra streisand. He says the instrument is one of the most difficult to play. It is not frustrating for those who love to listen to his work. Here is a cut from chris botti in boston. Tell me more about why the trumpet. The decision i made when i was a kid to choose the trumpet, first, it was the power of television. On tv and thought, thats cool. A couple years after that i had a good band director who gave me a miles davis record. In comes the trumpet sound, and it was so different from all that i heard. They play a the instrument with such joy. Personal, it his own brooding spectacle, and it touched me. I felt that is what i wanted to do for the rest of my life. I just knew i wanted to play the trumpet for the rest of my life. Practice, 5, 9 hours a day. His suits, iked
Kelly. It does not get much more eclectic than that. We are glad you joined us. Those conversations are coming up right now. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. They queue. Thank you. Tavis there is no more important profession been educating students, and no teacher has done a better job of demanding a level of excellence that has earned him a medal of honor. The book is filled with no nonsense advice for kids who want to make for teachers who want to make a difference in kids lives. This year they performed the tempest with a reminder of the of for justice for all. Get up stand up rightsor your you were telling me you were with the group of your kids in a hotel room when the verdict in the George Zimmerman case was announced. Tell me how you talk to kids about that. I basically try to tell them there is a difference between logic and what is presented as justice. They are not always together. That is what the students could not understand. To keep particip