I recently was in Merida, Yucatan for a grant from Meet the Composer Global Connections to perform my compositions with Mexican musicians. We had a beautiful time and the music was a blast. The quartet was guitarist Armando Martin from Merida, bassist Arturo Baez and drummer Hernan Hecht, both from Mexico City and myself on...
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I’m just back from New York. I played Wednesday, September 6 at Barbes, in Brooklyn with my trio: Tony Malaby (tenor saxophone) and Gerald Cleaver (drums.) Clocking in at nearly an hour, it was a blistering set of continuous improvised music. Barbes is one of the finest clubs around in NY presenting modern jazz and...
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I’m currently based in the Houston area, but I get to New York fairly often to continue long-standing collaborations and begin new ones. Here is what I’m up to in early June. All events are in Manhattan. Bang On A Can Marathon Playing baritone in Anthony Braxton’s World Premiere Composition #19 for 100 Tubas World...
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