Oskar Stenmark is a trumpeter based in New York City.

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(00:00) First trip to New York, February 2013

(03:28) Naive “magical city” expectations for musicians

(06:12) Student visa plan and Manhattan School of Music

(09:45) Havana semester sparks desire to leave Sweden

(13:18) Havana’s street music, intensity, and community

(16:40) Musical family lineage: 10 generations playing

(20:05) Early foundations: mom’s singing, dad’s rhythm

(23:37) Sweden’s mandatory instruments and recorder “trial”

(27:10) Learning trumpet: patience, mobility, first sound

(30:44) High school choice: soccer dreams vs music focus

(34:22) Sweden educa ...