Episode 18: Hanging With Kenny Robinson and Richard Mukamal

What do you get when you mix Maurice Andre, Jonas Salk, and Bill Gates? You get my guests for this episode, Kenny Robinson and Richard Mukamal.

Kenny is a world-class trumpet player who toured with Maynard Ferguson and whose career was almost cut short by chronic cold sores. Richard is a trumpet and euphonium player and is also a mover and shaker in the world of the arts and education.

Together they form the dynamic duo behind Robinson’s Remedies, a growing company that has developed a number of natural products that help brass players around the world keep their chops feeling repaired and renewed.

So check out what they have to say about making the best out of a bad situation, the importance of relationships, how Robinson's Remedies got started, life lessons from Maynard Ferguson, the forming of a partnership, the desire to be of service to the brass playing community, the importance of music in public schools, a lesson on Mahler 5 from Bud Herseth, the fraternity of MF alumni, the changing face of education during the COVID crisis, Kenny's piccolo trumpet collection, snickerdoodles, and so much more.

So pour yourself a big glass, pull up a chair, and let the hang begin!