5 Questions With... Lisa DeSpain @AlfredMusicJazz

5 Questions With... Lisa DeSpain @AlfredMusicJazz

Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

Jazz editor, clinician, and educator Pete BarenBregge interviews award-winning jazz composer for opera and musical theatre, Lisa DeSpain to learn more about the musician behind some of Alfred Music's best-selling titles!

5 Questions With... Lisa DeSpain

How High the Moon, arr. Dave Wolpe – Score & Sound

It Had Better Be Tonight, arr. Scott Ragsdale – Score & Sound

Cariba, arr. Victor López – Score & Sound

Uptown Throwdown, by Zachary Smith - Score & Sound

Little Sunflower, arr. Mike Story – Score & Sound

Stay in Your Lane, arr. Gordon Goodwin - Score & Sound

Lifelong Friends, by Kris Berg – Score & Sound

Unexcused Absences, by Zachary Smith – Score & Sound

I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart, arr. Bill Cunliffe – Score & Sound

Crazy Rhythm, arr. Greg Nielsen – Score & Sound

Drama for Your Mama, by Victor López - Score & Sound

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5 Questions With... Lisa DeSpain