![Composer Quest: A Songwriting and Music Composition Podcast show](https://d3dthqtvwic6y7.cloudfront.net/podcast-covers/000/052/713/small/composer-quest.jpg)
Summary: Jazz trombonist Nick Syman has challenged himself to write a large jazz ensemble piece based on the St. Anthony Falls collapse in 1869. Nick talks about how using a story can help you structure an instrumental piece of music. Nick also explains how the tension and release system of Afro-Cuban rhythms can help make more compelling melodies. And finally, we talk about our experience starting and finishing our Cagetones album in one month last February, for the RPM Challenge.