My guest this week is saxophonist, clarinetist, flautist, composer, and arranger Joe Di Fiore. Mr. Di Fiore is a freelance musician in the Los Angeles area, performing as a multi-instrumental and multi-genre artist, with experience as swing band musician, Broadway musician, recording artist, and classical musician. He has had the pleasure of performing and recording alongside artists such as Rod Stewart, Matthew Morrison, Susan Egan, and Clay Jenkins. Mr. Di Fiore is also the lead saxophonist of the Glenn Miller Orchestra, with whom he toured Australia and Hawaii, most recently in 2017. In addition to his performance and recording ventures, he has just released his album, Out of the Woods, a classical music album which he produced himself and in which he performs as a multi-instrumentalist.
The question of the week is, "How can classical musicians create opportunities for themselves?" Joe and I discuss how changes in the world have affected the field of classical music, how barriers between genres are slowly coming down, what it's like working as a multi-instrumentalist, how musicians can cultivate an online presence, and his new album, Out of the Woods.
You can find out more about Joe on his website, joedifiore.com, or on Instagram @joedifioremusic. His album, Out of the Woods, can be found on Spotify.