John Daversa is an interesting, softspoken and gentle guy. Trumpeter, composer and educator, he leads a big band and a small band around L.A. as well as the CSN "A" Jazz Band, whose recent victory at the Monterey "Future Festival" competition earns them a spot on the 2012 Monterey Jazz Festival stage.
Daversa is also the first guest I've had who I didn't know prior to recording, but we had a nice talk. He's the son of pro musicians - a trumpeter dad and flutist/vocalist mom, so he grew up knowing the drill. His family moved around some, and so has he since he turned pro. John's back home in L.A. now and busy, but not so busy as not to have definite ideas on creativity, education and how to be yourself. I enjoyed our time.