Can 4 College Jazz Students hang w Legendary Saxophonist Bobby Watson & Victor Jones?

On February 14th, 2024, Lil Garage Live launched "Session With A Legend". The premise: we bring young talent in and provide them with the opportunity to play with a legendary artist in their respective genre, all while filming and recording the experience live.

On our first go-round, we brought in three jazz majors from Montclair State University (Sparni Plath on vibraphone, Mat Leal on trumpet, and Dominic Carnival on bass) and one jazz student from the Manhattan School of Music (Sungtaek Choo on piano).

The four students were ecstatic about playing with Bobby Watson -- a major idol of theirs.


Bobby Watson is a legendary jazz saxophonist who has played with the likes of Art Blakey, Wynton Marsalis, Max Roach, Joe Williams, Dianne Reeves, Lou Rawls, Betty Carter, and Carmen Lundy.

One of his most well-known records was Post Motown Bop, which was released on Blue Note Records in 1991.

He taught saxophone privately at the Manhattan School of Music from 1996 to 1999.


While Victor Jones has played with Bobby Watson for many years, he is also a jazz legend in his own right. He has played with the likes of Stan Getz, James Moody, Michel Petrucciani, Stanley Clarke, Phyllis Hyman, Dizzy Gillespie, and Chaka Khan.


The session turned out to be an amazing life experience for all involved.

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