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"When I was a teenager I remember my brother and I would put on Maynard Ferguson records and mimic the instruments in the band. It was a pretty funny sight, we had many solos down note for note, basically we were doing Jerry Lewis shtick, but not to be funny (although believe me, we were!), just to enjoy the music. I even remember being in a car with a friend later, and one song from Maynard came on the radio, so I started mimicking it while sitting in the car (by habit I guess), I just didn't realize that we were in a traffic jam and suddenly I looked around and realized that everybody was looking at me laughing so hard".

"Never did I imagine that I would meet him, let alone know him as a person. Maynard is just what you see, a nice guy who just wants to enjoy life and thinks music is all about having fun. He loves every guy who has gone through his band and tries to showcase their talents as much as possible while they are in the band. Maynard first hired me when I was a teacher at The Berklee College of Music. He was doing a festival without his regular band and needed a pianist. Ever since then Maynard has been a positive influence on my life. After touring with "The Boss" for 2 years, Maynard asked his record label to let him try his hand at producing. The result of Maynard's efforts was a recording contract for Both Tom Garling and myself . It was a high point in my life." ~Christian Jacob

Maynard is still touring nine months out of the year all across The US and Europe and sounds as incredible as ever. You can check out his tour schedule on Matt Keller's "Maynard Ferguson Tribute Page" which is on Christian's links page