The 2014 Thelonious Monk Trumpet Competition has finished, and the winner is the incredible young player Marquis Hill from Chicago, with Billy Buss in second place and Adam O’Farrill in third. The entire lineup of young players competing this year was stellar, and I encourage you to head over to youtube and check out all of the performances here.
Rubicon Review
Big thanks to Christopher Cooke at KIOS FM in Omaha Nebraska for his review of Rubicon.
October
What an interesting month it has been!
Now that Rubicon has been released and is out in the world, I have turned my attention to a new project, working on music for a larger ensemble than any of my previous recordings. More about that soon!
I was also happy to join the Bone Chimes this month in recording their next single. Sounds great!
Finally, check out the new release by Avishai Cohen, Dark Nights. It’s fantastic.
Rubicon release concert September 30th!
I am very happy to announce that my trio will present a night of music at the Cornelia Street Cafe on September 30th to celebrate the release of Rubicon. Starting at 8:30pm, both Aidan Carroll and Jared Schonig will be joining me for a fantastic night of music from the new album. Cover is $20 for the evening and includes a drink ticket worth $10 at the bar. I hope you will be able to join us!
August 25th at Music Hall of Williamsburg
I will be joining the Bone Chimes for a show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on August 25th. We will be opening for Andrew Neesley’s great band Jesus on the Mainline. Advance tickets are available from Ticketmaster here.
August 25th Music Hall of Williamsburg
Trumpet City August 2nd
I will be joining 90 other trumpet players on August 2nd to perform Craig Shepard’s “Trumpet City” for the NYC Summerstreets event. We will be performing Craig’s work from 11:30am to 12:30pm, rain or shine. More details about this piece can be found here.
Rubicon availability
For those of you that would like a hard copy of my new recording they are now in stock at CD Baby. The design of the cover was done by Kyle Walters, who also designed the cover of my previous album, “Intrinsic”.
July shows
Coming up in the month of July I’ll be joining the David White Jazz Orchestra, fresh off the release of our new recording “The Chase” for two shows:
Wednesday, July 9th, 1pm
St. Peter’s Church: Midtown Jazz at Midday Series
619 Lexington Ave. @ 54th Street
$10 suggested donation
Monday, July 28th, 8:30pm
Tea Lounge: Size Matters Series
837 Union Street, Brooklyn
$5 suggested donation
Mid-July I will be joining The Bone Chimes for a free show:
Wednesday, July 16th, 8pm
Pianos
158 Ludlow Street
No cover
Rubicon Release!
Very happy to announce that my Kickstarter-funded trio recording is now available! Head over to the Listen page to find the link to my site on Bandcamp where you can purchase the tracks or album.
Alternatively, you can also find this recording on iTunes here
Trio Recording “Rubicon”
The recording project that began last fall with the successful kickstarter funding is in the final stages of production, with an anticipated release this May.
Titled “Rubicon”, it showcases five of my original compositions written for a trio setting.
Special thanks to graphic designer Kyle Walters for the album artwork.
Kickstarter success!
A huge thanks to all my new kickstarter backers that helped fund my project through kickstarter. As of this afternoon the project has been successfully funded! I look forward to getting my new recording project off the ground.
Kickstarter campaign for trio recording
Today I launched a fundraising campaign via Kickstarter for my upcoming trio recording. If you’d like to help out with a contribution, click here.
Bone Chimes August 7th
I will be joining the Bone Chimes for a show at Arlene’s Grocery on August 7th, opening up for The Dirty Pearls. Tickets here.
Blue Note
I’ll be joining the Saunders Sermons band for the late night series at the Blue Note on Saturday June 29th at midnight. You can get tickets here.
New Trio Project
I’m happy to announce a new project coming later this summer with two fantastic musicians; Bassist Aidan Carroll and Drummer Jared Schonig will join me to record new music I’ve been working on for a trio setting. Writing music specifically for this instrumentation is an idea which has been kicking around in my head since I went into the studio to record “Intrinsic”. When I firm up the details about how you can become a supporter of this new project, I will post them here.
“Sie schallt die Posaune.” (The Trumpet shall sound.)
I was asked to perform part of Handel’s “Messiah” for Easter service at a local church, including the very challenging Bass Aria referenced above. Preparing for this performance gave me a chance to reflect on how much the role of the trumpet has changed since Handel composed this work back in 1741. The valved trumpet was still nearly a hundred years away, yet Handel gives the trumpet a very exposed, lyrical role. This Oratorio is a beautiful work, and I encourage you to give the entire composition a listen. There is a fantastic recording by the London Symphony that you can listen to here.
Recording with David White
Sound Palette
Heard some very interesting and fresh music at the Tea Lounge recently, Michael Webster’s “Leading Lines” ensemble. Take a listen here
The addition of a string section, clarinet, flute, and oboe to a traditional jazz rhythm & horn section added a palette of sound that I wish more jazz composers utilized.
Welcome!
Hello!
Welcome to the completely redesigned website of Trumpeter Pablo Masis. If you have any comments or questions, feel free to drop me a line on the Contact page.
I’m looking forward to having a platform to share my upcoming projects, shows, and random thoughts. My most recent release, “Intrinsic”, is available on the Listen page.
Cheers!