So happy to play with the Ball State Jazz Ensemble as a guest artist in collaboration with Ableton! The music software company hosted several masterclasses throughout the day and we finished the thing off with big band concert featuring music made using their Push 2 controller. For this concert I built a motorized percussion setup... Continue Reading →
Macramé Brass | People’s Brewing Jan 4th 2022
Join us at People's Brewing Company in West Lafayette Indiana on Tuesday January 4th, 2022! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VyC3uM_n5w
Black Bear Combo Releases a Single to Support The European Roma Rights Center and My Block My Hood My City.
Take a listen. Download and support.
Trumpet effects
Harmon mute, octave effect, synth and drums on virtual tape. https://youtu.be/90kdx3_9qUQ
Belle and Sebastian April 4th and 5th
It was so nice to play a couple shows and hang with Belle and Sebastian this past weekend!
JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound
Just finished up recording horns and shooting a video with JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound and Nate Lepine at Chicago Recording Company.
Tribute to Bix
In celebration of the birth of trumpeter Bix Beiderbecke, I had the honor of playing in the horn section of Josh Duffee's Graystone Monarchs at the Tribute to Bix festival in Racine, Wisconsin this afternoon. The band features the talented Andy Schumm on Cornet and members of the Fat Babies band are scattered throughout the... Continue Reading →
Fareed Haque
I'm currently working on an arrangement for the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music Jazz Ensemble featuring guitarist Fareed Haque. The concert will take place April 6th in Corbet Auditorium at CCM.
The Walkmen at the Vic Theater Friday Janurary 18th
http://youtu.be/bVFtIYk3b6c I'll be playing trumpet in the Walkmen horn section this evening. I hope they kill it like they did at pitchfork a few years ago. They even bring their very own piano with them everywhere they travel.
Ralph “Soul” Jackson record release party June 23rd at Martyrs’
In the next few weeks Ralph "Soul" Jackson will be promoting the release of his LP on Rabbit Factory. The tour will visit Memphis, TN Thursday 6/14, Muscle Shoals, AL 6/15, Birmingham, AL 6/16, Phenix City, AL 6/17 and Chicago, IL Saturday 6/23 at Martyrs'. The live band will include the authentic horn section... Continue Reading →