In addition to my classical trombone recital, I am having a jazz arranging recital, which I am sharing with Thomas Davis. We will have a full big band, as well as a few small group charts.
March 8, 8:00PM, in UNT Kenton Hall
Update:
2-15-10
My
trombone recital is coming up!
March 28th, 3:30pm, at the
UNT Recital Hall.
I
will be playing the alto, tenor, bass, and contrabass
trombones.
Chie Watanbe, piano Nick Laufer, Carl Lundgren,
trombone Matt Jefferson, bass trombone Program: Kenny -
Fanfare Finger - Sonata Lebedev - Concerto No. 1 Bruckner
- Two Aequale Tomasi - Concerto
Update: 1-20-10
Just finished a gig on the Emerald Princess cruise ship. Enjoyed spending my winter vacation in the caribbean. Warm and sunny, not bad!
Update: 12-06-09
Added some new recordings, under the "Arrangements" section of the site. "Bailout" and "Southampton" are two compositions that I have written and arranged for jazz sextet. These charts were recorded at Sean Jones's home studio. The players were: Pete Clagett, trumpet; Brian Clancy, sax; Sean Nelson, trombone; Sean Giddings, piano; Julia Adamy, bass; and Duran Ritz, drums.
Also added a new studio recording of "Well, You Needn't." This is played by the "U-Tubes," UNT's jazz trombone ensemble.
Update:
10-17-09
Made a few small
changes to the layout of the site.
Update: 9-28-09
In addition to being a teaching fellow for the UNT trombone studio, I was also made a teaching assistant for Jazz Arranging 1. I teach 5 labs and assist in the class.
I am now a member of UNT's Jazz Singers 1 vocal ensemble, singing tenor/baritone.
Update: 7-6-09
Check out "Action News" , a TV news theme that I wrote for my RadioTV music course.
Update: 6-27-09
The last few weeks have been full of big band bass
trombone for me. I played with the Dallas Original Jazz Orchestra, Lone
Star Jazz Orchestra, Rebel Alliance Big Band, and the Shelly Carroll/Brad
Leali Big Band.
Starting in the fall, I will begin my job as
teaching fellow for the trombone studio at UNT. I’ll be teaching trombone
lessons for undergraduate music majors and non-majors, as well as a few
other duties.
Update:
6-1-09
I played with the Dallas salsa
band Carabali last weekend at a concert in Memphis, TN. What a great band! The concert
was in the “Levitt Shell”, an outdoor amphitheater near downtown Memphis. Check out the Youtube video here.
I had a good audition experience, although I didn't win - I made
the second round for the Air Force audition. One of six people that
advanced. Getting closer!
Update: 5-9-09
I have an audition coming up for the Air Force
Ceremonial Brass. It’s in the third week of May, in WashingtonDC.
Wish me luck!
This summer, I will be
taking a course on radio and TV music composition.
I played my master's recital, in April. Here's
the program:
Sonata in F Minor, by Telemann (with organ)
Trombone Concerto, by Bourgeois
Variations in F# minor, by Stekke
Bailout, my jazz composition, arranged for
sextet
Check
out the sounds
section on the website to hear recordings of the Telemann Sonata and Bailout.
