What a joy it was to speak with Anders Astrand. Not only is he a brilliant musician, but he's one of those good humans that you're always grateful to meet.
Topics: Zildjian company history, meditation coach George Mumford's main principles, teaching improvisation, and Facebook questions
0:00 hello and intro
2:32 Anders’s travels
7:05 meeting Michael Burritt
10:58 getting into vibraphone in Sweden
13:07 incorporating improvisation into works
23:00 George Mumford, “The Mindful Athlete” from Mindful magazine
35:19 practicing and aural skills
40:18 composing for fighter jets, ice sculptures, tractors
44:32 improvising with Keiko Abe
46:19 Zildjian history
54:44 being an educational consultant for Zildjian
59:20 Global Percussion Network
