Another factor is that in terms of the original compositions, this is our strongest year yet. Everyone wrote a fantastic piece and everyone really had a greater sense of how to write for this band -- not only for this particular instrumentation, but for these particular players. Each year, the reality is getting closer to the ideal of a collective.

Joshua Redman

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It was about finding creative, original musicians. Musicians who are strong composers. Flexible, empathetic musicians, who are great individually but who also have a great sense for cooperation and collaboration, great listeners as well as great players.

— Joshua Redman

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To me, it's a very traditional course. A lot of courses being built these days are very long. Our course is not tricked up. It very out in front of you and very playable. That's why we have so many guests and members playing it. It's not too difficult, but it's still challenging.

— Brent Redman

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There is the right of the public to know who is influencing public decisions.

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We're having tremendous problems with phone service. The reporters can't dial in here. The land lines are all messed up. Communication is a very, very big problem.

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I didn't pitch well enough to win. That's the flat-out bottom line.

— Mark Redman