How Taiwanese musicians power through the pandemic
How has the professional music scene in Taiwan grown amid the pandemic? In this week's episode, our host Trevor Tortomasi speaks with Jim Geddes, a freelance musician and the founder and bandleader of the Taipei Professional Orchestra Big Band. The TPO Big Band is a collective of professional musicians based in Taiwan, born during the pandemic and making big changes in the local music scene.
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