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You may remember a band from the 90s entitled Live, most famous for the album Throwing Copper, released in 1994. Their lead singer, Ed Kowalczyk , left the band in 2009 to pursue his own career. This past June, he performed at the Pink Pop Festival in the Netherlands backed by the incredible Noordpool Orkest . I arranged two of the songs for this concert, and you can watch them below! Iris:  http://youtu.be/RcjQkXWbqpg?t=17m15s Pillar of Davidson:  http://youtu.be/RcjQkXWbq

I had the opportunity to compose a new piece of music for Spectrum Music this past April. It featured pianist Florian Hoefner and the Ton Beau String Quartet . The musicians did a great job bringing the music to life! You can watch the video of the performance below. Obelisks were constructed by the ancient Egyptians to serve as a spiritual barrier for their temples. These towering stone monuments, reaching heights of almost 100 feet high, symbolized the sun god Ra. Once c

On May 10th, 2014 the Carolina Philharmonic will be performing my arrangement of "I Wish I Knew" from the Coltrane Ballads Project featuring saxophonist Jon Gordon. If you live near Southern Pines, NC, be sure to check it out. Jon is an incredible player and will surely bring his own unique perspective to the piece. Tickets & information here:  http://www.carolinaphil.org/

It's finally here! The video of the September 2013 performance of the Coltrane Ballads Project in Toronto featuring Mike Ruby, John Riley, Arlia de Ruiter, Victor Cheng, and myself is up on YouTube! Both the Danjam & Sneak Peek Orchestras played their butts off. I am very proud of this performance and I am pleased to be able to share it with all of you. Enjoy! Program (click to jump): 00:36 - Say It (Over & Over Again) 08:04 - It's Easy to Remember 13:06 - You Don't Know W

If you missed the Edison Jazz & World Music Awards back in November, you can watch a few clips here. Here is a video of guitarist  Reinier Baas performing my arrangements of his compositions with the Metropole Orchestra : Here is a video of me conducting a couple of tunes with the Metropole Orchestra featuring guest soloist Marcus Miller : Here is a video of our full set with Marcus:

Want to learn more about the Coltrane Ballads Project and how it all came together? Read my interview with Josh Grossman here: http://torontojazz.com/guide/what-heck-coltrane-ballads-project