One of the most unique musical projects I have participated in was called "Timezone." It involved the collaboration of musicians from Russia and Humboldt County. Recordings were made in studios in Moscow and Trinidad and a CD was completed before most of the musicians had met one another. The only musician that knew everyone was the author of the project, Jon Humboldt Gates. He hand carried the tapes between Moscow and Trinidad four different times. In addition to sponsoring a series of concerts the local university and other organizations granted money to bring the musicians from Moscow to perform with the musicians from Humboldt County. During the month of rehearsals before the concerts I had a very insightful experience as to why we call music the universal language...

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