Recently, Edison prize-winner and Grammy-nominated jazz trumpeter Christian Scott visited his alma matter for a clinic, a concert, and an interview with Berklee’s new site Berkleejazz.org, an outgrowth of the Berklee High School Jazz Festival.

Christian accomplished an impressive feat of academics at Berklee, completing two degrees in just two years, largely due to his intensive high school education at New Orleans Center of Creative Arts (NOCCA). In Berklee’s interview, many of the questions revolved around music education, which led Scott to share about the cultural approach to teaching at NOCCA.

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