End of week 2
Apologies for the delay in posting, things have been immensely busy! Well the second week has come to a close. Some highlights and thoughts: The first week was dominated by discussions of straight ahead and modern jazz contexts, this week has been much more focused on free improvisation and new composition techniques. This, I think, [...]
So much stuff!
Sorry for the lengthy delay in posting, I have been crazy busy! Lots is going on, including a gig tonight with “Seventh Hell” – a clarinet/vibes/piano/bass/drums quintet that we put together last week and then discovered that all our tunes are in 7… Angelica Sanchez and Tony Malaby’s clinic on open improvistaion yesterday was amazing, [...]
Faculty Concert and Weekend
So on Saturday Night was the faculty concert, featuring Dave Douglas, Josh Redman, David Gilmore, Matt Penman, and Clarence Penn. They played a smokin set of originals, including what might be my new favorite Dave Douglas tune, a new one called “Handwritten Letter.” As usual from him it was simultaneously simple and complex, with a [...]
Classic Session…
So last night, I watched all three club sets. There was great variety and quality of music – first was a quartet with Chad and Tyson and a great Czech pianist named Michal that has been playing every night at 11 for fun, it was great to see their evident group chemistry at the club. [...]
End of the week!
Its hard to believe this is already Friday! There’s so much going on, each day feels like a week… We had a raucous hang last night at Props Pub to celebrate Meredith’s birthday (she’s a violinist from Vancouver BC) – everyone was there, it was great to have so many musicians just hanging out in [...]
Club Sets, etc
Last night I played at the on campus club, called “the club” with Tyson and Sam Anning on bass (from Australia). We had a great time though I still feel that the mix of excitement and nerves and travel is causing me to overplay and sound scattered. We were preceded by a trio led by [...]
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