Category Archives: News

Europe in May/Stuff

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

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ALRIGHT!!! BC5 gets released today!

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

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BC5 is one month away from release!!

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

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Stuff, then a break, then more stuff

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

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Busy Summer

Just got back from ITG in LA and I am super happy that the Edwards X13 trumpet, the horn Adam Getzen, Christian Griego, and Jim Stella built for me was a big hit – Most folks said it was easily … Continue reading

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Spain/New Projects/Dave Liebman

Just returned from a month in Sevilla, Spain. Ended up playing a lot of music there. The vibe of the jazz community was super welcoming and the city was amazing. There is a fantastic club called Cafe Jazz Naima in … Continue reading

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New Josh Hanlon project on the loose!

I just got my copy of Josh Hanlon’s new recording “Baytree Sessions: Volume One” on Armored Records. It was such a fun project to be apart of. All the cats were aiming for the sky on it and it shows. … Continue reading

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Open Waters Festival 2016

On January 9th 2016 I am joining the Upstream Orchestra playing in the Open Waters Festival. We’re playing pieces by Barry Guy and Jeff Reilly​ Sir James Dunn Theatre, 7:30pm Halifax. Earlier in the day I’ll be involved in Improvisation Talk … Continue reading

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Projects, mutes, more projects

I’ve got some nice irons in the fire right now. Every so often I get called for a project that makes me dig into new (to me) music. I’m doing a short tour with Tom Easley’s Mingus Tribute and this is … Continue reading

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Making Music in Sweden and projects

I am returning to Sweden for a few gigs with my long time friend, Guitarist Fredrik Olsson and the Stockholm Organ Trio. To say I am excited about this would be an understatement. We will be playing at the Glenn … Continue reading

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