Marty Lasken on Professionalism with @mendyhband #musician #flute #saxophone #jewishmusic #live

Marty Elaskin used to play for an orchestra. He's a saxophone player, alto, amazing flute player. He didn't just play flute because he played the saxophone, you know, that type of people. Everything was studied properly. I don't remember the exact school that he went to. I don't think it was Julliard. I think he was later on teaching in Julliard or something like that. >> Okay. Talking about a guy that, you know, is a math genius, everything, science. The more I get to know him even today, these days, I'm still blown away by the amount, the capacity that this guy holds and and he used to be like a regular musician on the bandstand. Always appreciated his playing. He had a very unique style, like a mix of in between classic and jazz. He can play like classical Bach piece on a on a on a flute, executed 100% >> Right. and then play a John Coltrane, an insane musician. I remember a couple interesting conversations that I had with him. So, I asked him once, "How do I know when I'm professional?" Like, you know, he's like, "Mandy, don't worry about it. Like, the when they pay you and they call you again