Jazz Articles about John Tatum

Take Five With John Tatum

by AAJ Staff
September 13, 2010

Meet John Tatum: Went though tutoring at North Texas State University, with Vaughn Roberts, and had a few lessons with JQ Whitcomb of Shanghai. I'm mostly self-taught and using the goal note theory of Shelly Berg. It works!Instruments Trumpet, flueglehorn, guitar, drums.Teachers and/or influences? Vaughn and JQ. I love Chris Botti's sweet tone and overall control. Arturo Sandoval, Miles Davis,Clifford Brown and Tom Browne of Jamaican funk fame. Main inspiration: “Feels so Good," by Chuck Mangione.