He has at least 30 solo albums to his name, and he plays on many more. He has put out instructional videos and books and often gives workshops. This year he is teaching in the Department of Ethnomusicology. Very few people can foresee what their careers will be over a long term. Some of the nicest things appear quite by chance.
Many opportunities arise from being in the right place at the right time.
But there are things one can do to maximize one's chances of being in the right place, at the right time, and with the right skills. I have been a university teacher, an archivist, and a record company executive in the public sector. I have also served as President of an indigenous rights organization in Brazil, written and sung protest songs, and worked as summer camp counselor and riding instructor. As a result I have always tried to apply ethnomusicolical and anthropological theory in interesting ways. I'll be talking about these during the Career Alternatives Forum talk on April 27th.