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by David Moye<\/cite><\/p>\n Sometimes your life can change in one moment \u2013 but you don\u2019t recognize it\u2019s happening until years later.<\/p>\n That\u2019s how it worked for flutist Tim Weisberg, who has been recording albums since 1971.<\/p>\n He\u2019s played classical, jazz, rock and R&B and worked with artists like Dan Fogelberg and David Benoit, but all this only happened because his name comes at the end of the alphabet.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I was in 7th grade, I joined the band hoping to play drums,\u201d Weisberg said recently while discussing his August 21 gig at Anthology. \u201cInstead of having students draw straws to see what instrument they wanted to play, he did it alphabetically. So Gary Abrams got to play what he wanted because his name was first. <\/p>\n \u201cSince my last name is Weisberg, by the time they got to me, there were only two instruments left, the bassoon and the flute.\u201d<\/p>\n Weisberg has joked in the past that he picked the flute because it was easier to carry than the bassoon and because all the other flute players were girls, but, the truth is, his music teacher twisted his arm.<\/p>\n \u201cLuckily, I had a good flute teacher, somebody who was symphony quality,\u201d Weisberg said. \u201cEven when all the guys were laughing, he encouraged me. He said if I gave it a chance and didn\u2019t like it, he\u2019d figure out a way to get some percussion instruments.\u201d<\/p>\n But Weisberg soon came to enjoy the flute. Not only is it easier to carry than the bassoon, but the sound mimics the human voice.<\/p>\n \u201cI have a terrible singing voice, so this is the way I sing,\u201d he laughed.<\/p>\n Weisberg has become a well-regarded improviser, but admits he discovered this ability later than other musicians.<\/p>\n \u201cThe realization that I could compose on the spot came later to me compared to my peers,\u201d he said. \u201cTo improvise, you have to have command of the instrument first so I did classical music and I swam \u2013 which is great if you\u2019re a flutist.\u201d<\/p>\n Although Weisberg grew up in southern California, he admits that he was always more into soul and R&B than surf music and started sitting in with groups. I actually enjoyed it so much that I used to get withdrawal pains between gigs.\u201d<\/p>\n The musical monkey on his back forced him to get his fix by trying to get his friends to book gigs at frat parties.<\/p>\n \u201cSadly, I had friends who liked getting paid for music,\u201d he laughed. \u201cBut I remember one time I wanted to play so bad that I decided not to take money if I could get the band together.<\/p>\n \u201cI organized a show and got them to show. After we set up, I waited around for an hour for the band to begin and finally asked them when we were going to begin. One of the guys said, \u2018You tell me.\u2019 I asked him why and he said, \u2018You\u2019re the boss.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n After that, there was no turning back and Weisberg has had a 40 year career as a professional recording artist and smooth jazz pioneer.<\/p>\n He\u2019s not one to look back. Most musicians aren\u2019t, preferring to focus on the music they\u2019re making now. Still, he admits that if he could speak to the younger version of himself, there are some things he would tell himself.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d say, \u2018Practice more, and be more selective about the music you play,\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u2013<\/p>\n WHAT: Tim Weisberg<\/strong> by David Moye Sometimes your life can change in one moment \u2013 but you don\u2019t recognize it\u2019s happening until years later. That\u2019s how it worked for flutist Tim Weisberg, who has been recording albums since 1971. He\u2019s played classical, jazz, rock and R&B and worked with artists like Dan Fogelberg and David Benoit, but all […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2694,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[893,17],"tags":[867,693,865,866,104,864],"class_list":["post-2693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interviews","category-past-shows","tag-dan-fogelberg","tag-david-moye","tag-flautist","tag-flute-player","tag-jazz-fusion","tag-tim-weisberg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2693"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2820,"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2693\/revisions\/2820"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nWHEN: Saturday, August 21st, 2010, 7:30pm<\/strong>
\nTICKETS: $11 – $32 BUY TICKETS<\/a><\/strong>
\nMORE INFO: Artist Profile<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"