All That Jazz & More: Brubeck Plays with Valdosta Symphony Orchestra

Dean Poling from the Valdosta Daily Times interviews Chris Brubeck before his performance with the Valdosta Symphony Orchestra.

"Willie Mays was my hero and I fantasized about becoming a baseball player," Chris Brubeck said. "But it was evident to my parents that I was blessed with an abundance of musical talent and it was gently nurtured in our musical household. Not in any demanding way but me and my siblings saw some of the greatest jazz musicians in the world rehearse and hang out at our house. It seemed like a joyful way to live your life. Four out of six of us 'kids' became musicians with pretty big careers. Must have been something in the water in the hills above San Francisco."

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Chris Brubeck and Triple Play perform with the Valdosta Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, Whitehead Auditorium, Valdosta State University Fine Arts Building, corner of Oak and Brookwood. More information: Call VSU College of the Arts Outreach at (229) 333-2150 or visit www.valdostasymphony.org.