In October of 2009, I took my alto sax across the country – from Monterey to San Francisco to Atlanta to Nashville.  Three flights…. it was something I really wanted to attend.  Victor Wooten is an amazing bass player with an ability to teach what he knows very effectively.

George Young had recommended reading The Music Lesson at one point and I thought it could be interesting.  But I didn’t read it right away.

Then I saw George again a year later and again he mentioned the book.  This time I decided to get a copy.

Some really good stuff in there.  Changed some of the ways I thought about music.

Victor had been teaching classes at ‘Wooten Woots’ for a little while, but it was formerly just for bass and guitar players.  Makes some sense, since that’s what Victor plays.

But then he held the first ever ‘Music and Nature’ camp.  Open to all instruments.

I figured I had to go.

So a substantial number of musicians there did play bass and guitar.  But there were a couple of trumpet players, some piano players, a few other musicians and one other saxophone player.

It was like Disney Land for musicians.

Live music round the clock.  Classes.  Stories.  And nature.  Victor’s into nature, that’s why he teaches classes in the woods.

If you live closer to Nashville, this will probably be easier to get to, but even if you don’t, you might think about it.  Two guys flew from Turkey just for the camp.

If you go, say hi to Victor for me.

We were asked to spread the word about the camp, put up the poster in music stores, etc.  Figured I would throw it up on Sax Station.