It was an honor and privilege to conduct the 2019 Kansas City Music Teachers Association Multi-Piano Concert. The concert featured works from Broadway musicals and closed with a rousing 4-hand arrangement, performed across 14 pianos, of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Rehearsals took place over two full days, one in December and one the day before […]
It was a delight to join the Smith-Cotton High School Jazz Band this past week for a performance with them and the beginning band students. Hearing the band play 3 of my tunes was a lot of fun. They worked hard and it showed — they could really swing! The three pieces we performed were […]
It’s a great honor and privilege to direct the West Central Missouri All District Jazz Band. In addition to directing the band, I wrote a new piece we’ll be premiering Saturday night in Sedalia. “Pathways” was fun to write and I look forward to hearing the band play. About the piece: “Pathways” was written for the […]
The 2015 KC Metro #3 All District Jazz Band was involved in something that’s never been done before. The band was the first (of what we hope will be many more) to participate in a collaboration with the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City’s historic jazz district. Yesterday’s rehearsal and concert took place at the […]