As part of a four day summer series hosted by Hudonjazzworks I will be performing with long time collaborator Armen Donelian (piano) and the infamous Rufus Ried (bass). This is the 15th year hudsonjazzworks is in action and this again promises to be an incredible retreat. For more info visit: www.hudsonjazzworks.org
AUG 4 – 2021: Playing at SMALLS NYC – preview of the new release ‘the Impressionist’ joined by Gary Versage, Nate Radley and Jay Anderson: 7 and 8:30pm
This release is inspired by Gabriel Fauré, a French composer of the impressionist time period who taught and influenced Sati, Ravel and Boulanger. I was captured by the human nature of his music, warm, gentle and kind. His requiem was criticized as not dramatic enough by the critics in comparison to the requiem of Mozart […]
Teambuilding project hosted by NYJW with Avery Dennison in Cleveland…mixing a new record…and more news!
On JULY 16 2021, we (NYJW) will present a team-building session getting into the history of jazz, leaderships styles, form, structure, communication, risk-taking, trust, mistakes, opportunities, innovation and setting the stage for creative development. I am looking forward to visiting Cleveland, the home of Bopstop and Nighttown, two great jazzclubs. Our team has been working […]
Teambuilding project with BLACKBOARD incl. Amina Figarova and Rashaan Carter
Today, JUNE 9 2021, we (NYJW) had a fantastic teambuilding session, streaming online, getting into the history of jazz, leaderships styles, form, structure, communication, risk-taking, trust, mistakes, opportunities, innovation and setting the stage for creative development. This was a special one, with a great band translating the concepts into beautiful sounds. A team effort with […]
Back into the studio – with the systems two team – June 11 – the ‘impressionist’ project.
May 10, 2021. Inspired by the great french composer Gabriel Fauré nine new compositions of mine will be performed at the Samurai Hotel recording studio in Queens, NY on June 11th. The systems two crew will be taking care of the engineering, mixing and mastering and I will be joined by a killer band: Jay […]
HJW Composers talk series
May 29, 2021. To celebrate the brand new news/blog section here a first inspiring post highlighting the composers talk series hosted by me and Armen Donelian as co-founders of Hudsonjazzworks.org. The special guests are Chris Washburne, Jean-Michel Pilc and Richard Boukas. Enjoy.