Yes folks, I feel that I’ve made a breakthrough of sorts. After writing several versions of a second movement, I finally finished one of them and feel very good that it moves the piece in a good direction. At this point I’ve settled more or ...
Title: Performing with Rana SantacruzLocation: Jalopy Theatre, Red Hook, Brooklyn. Link out: Click hereDescription: Rana Santacruz Thursday, December 15 Show starts at 10:30 $10 cover About Rana Santacruz Santacruz is a Mexican musician who lives in ...
Today I did not write many notes. A lot of other business concerns came up this week that found me editing a recording from AnyWhen Ensemble’s Awake, Awake recording session to submit to a contest, taking care of some booking inquiries and other ...
I’m back from a really refreshing trip to Oregon where, incidentally, I got married. This isn’t a blog about me so much as it is about the music, so I won’t really go into it, though there is a lot I could say. It was a beautiful, ...
Happy November. Instead of going to the piano today, I went straight to the coffee. After that I went to the piano. Then I started making pencil marks on my paper. I remember I told you about the big paper that I accidentally ordered from the internet, or ...
Instead of going for the trumpet today, I went straight to the piano. As I was saying before, I’m working on a piece that is all tied together with a single theme. This can be a tough thing to do as it requires a discipline over a long period of ...
Began actually working on this piece in earnest, after thinking about it for several months. I decided to start improvising with some themes and played trumpet for about an hour, sometimes going to the piano and sometimes opening the refrigerator and ...
Welcome to the first post of this blogging project. As you may or may not know already, I was the very proud and very surprised recipient of a Chamber Music America New Jazz Works Grant in 2011. This is a great program which includes as its centerpiece a ...
I’ll be performing With the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, performing the music of Christian Wolff at 6 events at the Park Avenue Armory with the incredible Robyn Shulkowsky and Joey Baron. I’m thrilled to have this incredible opportunity. ...
I published two pieces about Kenny Wheeler on the Festival of New Trumpet Blog at fontmusic.org. I’ve been volunteering for the festival since earlier this year, and I’ve been incredibly impressed with the people I’ve worked with so far. ...