Lesa Terry full interview

Lesa Terry is a violinist, arranger, educator and composer who has played in groups including the Uptown String Quartet, which received significant support from Max Roach. She frequently performs around the Los Angeles area and beyond and is a professor in Santa Monica College's music department.
Adam Reese interviewed Lesa Terry in Playa Vista, CA on June 24th, 2023. This discussion first aired on KXLU 88.9 FM Los Angeles on January 23rd, 2024.
This interview is available in podcast form via The Pointed Nose (the-pointed-nose.simplecast.com/)
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0:00 Introduction
1:27 Coming from a musical family
9:45 Meeting Clark Terry
14:55 Studying under Clark Terry
30:00 Clark Terry's response to hate and discrimination
36:04 Making a children's book about Clark Terry
42:00 Improvisation and freedom
49:37 Finding her voice as a jazz violinist
1:07:33 Let's treat all music as sacred
1:12:16 The Uptown String Quartet
1:25:33 Bill Lee
1:28:20 Friendship with Maya Angelou
1:32:15 Remembering sister Zela Terry
1:34:25 What Clark said