Jan 8, 2018
Steven Banks is a classical saxophonist and is currently the Interim Assistant Professor of Saxophone and Jazz Studies at Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music. Steven tells Kai about his North Carolinian roots and the moment he first heard classical saxophone, leading to him attending the North Carolina School of the Arts and falling in love with the instrument. They discuss his advocacy and championing of African composers, including Joseph Bologne who was born ten years before Mozart.