What a difference a year makes. One year ago I was planning and packing for a month on the road with the Jose Ramirez Band. Over the years I’ve done many quick trips with various bands. A weekend in Ithaca, New York; a swing...

Nearly three years ago, we packed our traps, cleared the windshield of wildfire residue, abandoned our trusty old avocado tree and beat it east to Baltimore. In that time, if I had a nickel for every time a new student, client,...