John Trentacosta talks to Debra Hutchinson and Susan Pisano from Life Transition Meditation Center about the New Mexico Veterans Meditation Retreat Fund Raiser
A native New Yorker, drummer and founder of the jazz quintet Straight Up, John Trentacosta brought his collective big band and small group experience to New Mexico in 1992. After two decades as the rhythm force behind jazz notables Chuck Wayne, Jimmy Knepper, and the Al Porcino big band, John brought new energy to the New Mexico jazz scene.