We lost Mike Brecker 15 years ago today. I heard him play more times than I can count but I only had a chance to meet him once. I was lucky enough to join him for dinner right before one of his shows out of pure dumb luck. My life changed that day as I got glimpse of the man behind the music. From this day forward I heard the humanity in his music which only raised his level of artistry in my eyes. He made me feel like we had been friends all along. The kindest most humble human being I have ever met. That evening, he played just incredible as usual and I feel so thankful to have been able to have seen him “live” so many times. It does not compare to hearing him on a recording. The week he passed, I wrote a tune to help me deal with my emotions, I was heartbroken. I went to the studio to record and was told the Piaño had not being tuned recently. But it kind of fit the somber mood so I let go of perfection just to capture an moment/emotion. This one is called “Missing Brecker”. RIP you are missed more than you will ever know…