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4BR Thursday Interview with Ian Bousfield

4BR catches up with the virtuoso trombonist to talk about his podcast series, the Ian Bousfield Experience and much much more...

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  The great trombonist talks to 4BR Editor Iwan Fox

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4BR Editor talks with Ian Bousfield about the success of his podcast series, the Ian Bousfield Experience, why he believes it has made such a connection with players at all levels in the brass world and how it has helped him too.

He also talks about the great Maurice Murphy — and jokes about just how good he could have been — teaching in an earthquake and much, much more...

To enjoy The Ian Bousfield Experience podcasts yourselves go to: https://www.ianbousfield.com/podcast

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