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I'm pleased to announce I just got my first commission from the WDR Big Band in Germany. This band has a rich history and has featured many of the finest soloists and writers in the jazz tradition. I will be writing an arrangement of "Yesterdays" to feature saxophone soloist Joshua Redman . The music will be performed on January 24th and 25th, 2015 led by conductor Rich DeRosa. There will be an online broadcast and I will share a link once I have it. -Concert Info Link-

Come to the Jazz Gallery in NY this Thursday night to hear my music performed alongside the music of Miho Hazama and Scott Ninmer! Thursday, January 8th, 2015 Sets at 8pm and 10pm The Jazz Gallery 1160 Broadway, New York, NY 10001 http:// www.jazzgallery.org/ -Facebook Event Link- Saxophones : John O'Gallagher, Ben Kono, Jason Rigby, John Lowery, Andrew Gutauskas Trumpets : Nathan Eklund, Jon Challoner, Dave Smith, Matt Holman Trombones : Mark Patterson, Matt McDonald, Noah

Come down to The Rex next week and join the Danjam Orchestra for our annual summer appearance in Toronto! The band will premiere my arrangement of Alex Dean's "Nice Guys" featuring low notes played by Justin Gray on the bass and Shirantha Beddage on the baritone sax. Other exciting firsts include: Tara Davidson's take on "Alone Together," Florian Hoefner's reimagining of "Song for Anna," and Alex Goodman's interpretation of "Phantasm." Dates : Tuesday August 12th '14

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/