MAR 20,2009
The new Eric Revis cd,
Laughter's Necklace of Tears is now available.
I co-wrote one of the tracks "Assata" with Eric, back in 2005. The disc is great!! Features Eric, Orrin Evans, John Ellis, Stacey Dillard and Gerald Cleaver.
MAR 1, 2009
In May this year I will be traveling to Brisbane, Australia to premiere new music comissioned by Jazz QLD to celebrate 150 years of Queensland's independence. I will conduct the music performed by
The West End Composers Collective, a ten piece jazz ensemble based in Brisbane.
The gig is May 16, 2pm in The Visy Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse.
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JAN 10, 2009
I have just returned from Copenhagen, Denmark, where I spent 4 days at the fantastic new DR Musik facility with The
Danish Radio Big Band, who recorded and performed 5 of my arrangements, featuring the music and drums of Jeff "Tain" Watts.
I arranged his tunes; "The Impaler", "Return of the Jitney Man", "PAEN", Blutain, and Michael Brecker's "Two Blocks from the Edge". The mixes sound amazing, so look out for the CD later this year.
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AUG 1, 2008
This year I was awarded a Fellowship in Music Composition from the New York Foundation for the Arts. Thanks NYFA !!
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