Author Archives: gnuhigh

Jake hanlon and I will be bringing our duo to Jazzmandu, in Kathmandu, Nepal. Check out this amazingly groovy festival here! 

My latest recording, quARTet is released today on Origin records  I’ve always enjoyed the relationship between image and sound. In 2015 I began collaborating with some of my favorite artists – many of whom I had personal and/or professional relationships prior … Continue reading →

Very excited to announce a new project I’ve been spending some time on recently. It’s a new band that’s composed of musicians based in the Netherlands and Canada called dual chromatic. We have a new recording coming out in the … Continue reading →

Keep your ears and eyes open for Paul Tynan new recording “quARTet” on Origin records. A collaboration with six visual artists, Paul created six new musical compositions based on their work.

Exciting news: Bicoastal Collective WON the ECMA award for Jazz Album of the year. The European tour with drum wizard Greg Smith has also resulted in a live recording too – details coming soon!  

Just received word that Bicoastal Collective: Chapter 5 was nominated for two East Coast Music Association Awards; Jazz Recording of the Year and Instrumental Recording of the Year.  The awards will be presented in May 2018 at the ECMA 2018 … Continue reading →

There has not been too much traveling this fall (Ive been really busy teaching mostly), but looks like the road will be calling again.  I have some gigs coming up in Banff, and Ottawa and I’ll be heading back to … Continue reading →

Bicoastal Collective: Chapter 5 is released today on OA2 records. Aaron Lington and I have put a lot into this project. I hope you get a chance to check it out! It’s a full big band album and we pulled … Continue reading →

After an extremely successful pre-sale/crowd funding event BC5 will be launched with a fury that no other BC chapter has seen.  I am proud to announce that BC5 will be released May 19.  There is a fantastic press release up … Continue reading →

After a super busy summer it was nice to take a bit of a break from traveling so much this fall. This summer found me in LA, Dallas, Chicago, Buffalo, Halifax, among other places. Aside from playing on the St. FX … Continue reading →