Sholtez is more than happy to look back on an exhilarating period of his life, in which his career got a well-deserved turbo boost. Not every aspiring artist out there is given the opportunity to sign with Verve Records and record with some of the finest jazz musicians available in less than a week. Because that's what it took for a tape with rough mixes to end up on chairman Tommy LiPuma's desk, resulting in a long distance phone call to Brisbane, Australia.
AAJ's Gina Vodegel spoke with Sholtez about the benefits of getting a major label deal, and what the future holds.
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