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When I was a teenager, I learned to play the trumpet. Music became my passion.

So I had a couple of years of playing trumpet. I really enjoyed it, but it was not the kind of instrument you could whip out at a party. Let's face it.

My uncle gave me a trumpet, but I loved the Louis Armstrong sound and the Harry James sound and I played by ear and I played always soulful or very direct from the gut.

I was inspired by my dad; he played trumpet in high school.

I played trumpet in school once because I joined band because a cute boy played trumpet too. And I was really bad at trumpet.

I've always loved jazz.

I still love the whole history of jazz. The old things sound better than ever.

I was totally into jazz in my teens.

My first love of jazz came from joining the Chilliwack Middle School band - it was like an 18-piece jazz band, and I wanted to join just because the older kids looked like they were having so much fun.

When I started to play trumpet I was fortunate to learn very quickly.