On February 18, 2009, we interviewed Bob Brookmeyer on music education on the day of the world premier for his musical piece, "A Suite for Three."

This video is a series of interviews taken on the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra's tour bus going to Columbia, MO for the world premiere of a new Bob Brookmeyer piece called, "A Suite for Three."

This is a rehearsal of a "Suite for Three" on the evening of the world premier. Bob Brookmeyer was commissioned by the NEA in 2009 to write new music for the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. This is the first new piece written.

This is a forum at the University of Missouri with Bob Brookmeyer and Dan Morgenstern on Bob Brookmeyer's career as a composer, trombonist, arranger, and teacher.

This is a forum at the University of Missouri with Bob Brookmeyer, John Mosca, Douglas Purviance, and Dan Morgenstern on the history of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra.

Bob Brookmeyer conducts in rehearsal the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra for a world premier of new songs that Brookmeyer was commissioned to write by the National Endowment for the Arts in 2009.

This is a documentary about Bob Brookmeyer's compositional techniques. The film explores how Bob Brookmeyer composes, teaches a big band how to play his music, and gives a small bit of the history of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. The documentary includes a performance at the Missouri Theatre of Bob Brookmeyer's 2009 commissioning by the Bob Brookmeyer and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra.

This video is from interviews we did on the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra's tour bus going to Columbia, MO for the world premier of a new Bob Brookmeyer piece called, "A Suite for Three."

This is a rehearsal Part 1 of a "Suite for Three" on the evening of the world premier. Bob Brookmeyer was commissioned by the NEA in 2009 to write new music for the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. This is the first new piece written.

This video is from a forum at the University of Missouri with Bob Brookmeyer, John Mosca, Douglas Purviance, and Dan Morgenstern on the history of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra.

This clip is from a forum at the University of Missouri with Bob Brookmeyer and Dan Morgenstern. Bob talks about the New Arts Orchestra.

This clip is from a forum at the University of Missouri with Bob Brookmeyer and Dan Morgenstern. Bob discusses European Jazz.

This clip is from a forum at the University of Missouri with Bob Brookmeyer and Dan Morgenstern. Bob discusses Wynton Marsalis.

This clip is from a forum at the University of Missouri with Bob Brookmeyer and Dan Morgenstern. Bob talks about his 2009 Commissioning by the National Endowment for the Arts.

This clip is from a forum at the University of Missouri with Bob Brookmeyer and Dan Morgenstern. Bob shares about the late Earle Brown, a major force in contemporary music since the early 1950s.

This clip is from a forum at the University of Missouri with Bob Brookmeyer and Dan Morgenstern. Bob shares his first introduction to jazz.

This is a rehearsal for Part 2 of a "Suite for Three" on the evening of the world premier. Bob Brookmeyer was commissioned by the NEA in 2009 to write new music for the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. This is the first new piece written.

This video is from a forum at the University of Missouri with Bob Brookmeyer, John Mosca, Douglas Purviance, and Dan Morgenstern on the history of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra.

Ralph Lalama on Bob Brookmeyer. This interview is taken on the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra's tour bus going to Columbia, MO for the world premier of a new Bob Brookmeyer piece called, "A Suite for Three."

This clip is from a forum at the University of Missouri with Bob Brookmeyer and Dan Morgenstern. Bob discusses his early music career.