My new recording, “Thought and Memory”, is out today on BJU Records! You can find it on all streaming platforms. Physical copies of the compact disc are available via my page on Bandcamp

The official album release show for my new recording, “Thought and Memory”, will take place at the Soapbox Gallery in Brooklyn (636 Dean Street) on Sunday, September 17th at 7pm. Tickets are $25 at the door, or in advance here.

Joining me for this show are: Gideon Forbes on saxophone, Aleksi Glick on guitar, Jeff Koch on bass, and David Hawkins on drums.

My quartet will be going on tour as part of the release of my new recording, “Thought and Memory”, from September 21st to 29th.

My quartet for this tour features Mathias Jensen on bass, David Hawkins on drums, Lolivone de la Rosa on guitar (9/21-23), and Aleksi Glick on guitar (9/25-29)

The stops on our tour include:

• 9/21 Southwestern Oklahoma State University – Weatherford, OK
• 9/22 University of Central Oklahoma Jazz Lab – Edmond, OK
• 9/23 The Ship – Kansas City, MO
• 9/25 Creighton Prep – Omaha, NE
• 9/26 Boiler Brewing Company – Lincoln, NE
• 9/27 Vangarde Arts – Sioux City, IA
• 9/28 Augustana University – Sioux Falls, SD
• 9/28 R Wine Bar – Sioux Falls, SD
• 9/29 South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

If tickets are available, I have linked them in the list above.

I am proud to announce a new album of my music, titled “Thought and Memory”. It will be released on September 8th 2023 on Brooklyn Jazz Underground (BJU) Records. This album consists of seven of my compositions. The first four were written in New York City and the final three tracks are a three movement suite that I began working on during my time in Kabul Afghanistan in 2015.

Joining me on this recording is Adam Hutcheson on alto saxophone, Jeff McLaughlin on guitar, Jeff Koch on bass, and David Hawkins on drums.

It was recorded on May 9th, 2022 by Michael Perez-Cisneros at Big Orange Sheep in Brooklyn. Michael also mixed this project during July of 2022. David Darlington at Bass Hit Studio mastered the tracks on this album. It was produced by Kyle Saulnier and myself.

Lee Hutzulak provided all the graphic design elements and artwork.

Check back here for links to this music on September 8th!

My trio will take part in the summer music series at the Old Dutch Church in Sleepy Hollow New York on Sunday, July 23rd. The Reformed Church of the Tarrrytowns holds seven special music sundays throughout the summer, and my music will accompany a church service held on July 23rd. Joining me for this performance is Aleksi Glick on guitar and Gary Wang on bass.

My quartet will perform as part of the Park Slope Art Fair on Saturday June 3rd on 5th Avenue in Brooklyn, between 1st and 2nd street. Joining me from 5-6pm will be Jeff Mclaughlin on guitar, Mathias Jensen on bass, and Eric Reeves on drums.

My trio will take part in the Brooklyn Conservatory’s music festival, Open Stages, on Saturday May 13th. Spanning the majority of Park Slope Brooklyn, this festival showcases a variety of musical acts around the neighborhood from 3-8pm. My trio, with Aleksi Glick on guitar and Mathias Jensen on bass, will perform from 3-4pm at 814 Union Street. Mathias and I will also perform from 5-6pm at 450 3rd Street as part of an interactive art/music exhibit. More information at https://bkcm.org/event/os23/

I will join Gideon Forbes and his sextet for a performance at Ibeam on January 21st, 2023 at 8pm. The lineup includes:

Gideon Forbes – woodwinds
Pablo Masis – trumpet
Zekkereya El-magharbel – trombone
Angelica Sanchez – piano
Mathias Højgaard Jensen – bass
Devin Gray – drums

More information here.

Dancer and Choreographer Jonathan Gonzalez will present a new work entitled “Practice” on Friday June 17th, 2022 at the Clemente Soto Arts Center in Manhattan. I will join percussionist William Catanzaro to provide the musical background for this event.

More information here: https://lmcc.net/river-to-river-festival/jonathan-gonzalez/

This past summer I was involved in two private performances with a new group of musicians. After our second show, we had the idea of continuing the group, and the PEAK Quartet was born.

• Pablo Masis – Trumpet
• Eric Reeves – Drums
• Adam Hutcheson – Saxophone
• Kenji Yoshitake – Bass

We recorded several videos recently, and I have put some of those up on my YouTube channel. Here is one of us playing my composition “Inference”.

My trio will be back at The Dead Poet, at 450 Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan, for their Lamplight Session on Tuesday July 30th, from 7:30 to 9:30pm. Joining me for the evening will be David Juarez on guitar and Jeff Koch on bass.

My trio has released a new promotional video to introduce the group to a wider audience. Along with myself on trumpet, Dave Juarez on guitar and Jeff Koch on bass, it features three of my original compositions.

Filmed and Edited by Erika Kapin.

My trio will be back at The Dead Poet, at 450 Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan, for their Lamplight Session on Tuesday April 16th, from 7:30 to 9:30pm. Joining me for the evening will be David Juarez on guitar and Jeff Koch on bass.

I will be joining the David White Jazz Orchestra for a holiday concert on Friday December 21st at the Full Gospel Assembly of Brooklyn (131 Sullivan Place) at 7:30pm. This concert is free and open to the public.

My newsletter for May 2018 is available here.

I will be joining Black Atlas on Friday April 22nd for their homecoming show in Greenpoint Brooklyn at Saint Vitus. They are finishing up a lengthy tour including a run of shows at SXSW. Show starts at 8pm with three opening bands, $10 cover.

The folks at livamp.com have archived my show at Cornelia St. Cafe on their website; if you didn’t get a chance to see us in person on the 14th you can watch the whole show here.