Had an extraordinary two weeks conducting, teaching, performing and hanging in beautiful Guimarães, PORTUGAL as artist-in-residence with my quintet (w/ Tito Carrillo, Scott Burns, Lorin Cohen & George Fludas) as part of the the Guimarães Jazz Festival. My heart is lit up from all the lovely folks we met, the dedicated students we worked with, the sites we experienced and the new friends we made. It started with a week preparing the ESMAE Conservatory Big Band for 70-minute performance of my original music and culminated in a featured concert with my quintet playing to an appreciative crowd. It was a experience I won’t forget! MUITO OBRIGADO Guimarães Jazz Festival Artistic Director Ivo Martins for having us and to all the wonderful festival staff for their warm hospitality. Here’s a lovely review of my group’s performance.

I recently discovered video of my ten-piece jazz chamber ensemble performing my composition Heart right before we went into the studio to record my latest album Originations. It’s always a joy performing with these extraordinary musicians and good friends, and it was really nice playing this 9-ft Fazioli concert grand piano. Hope you enjoy!

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I had the distinct pleasure of talking with Ruth Fisher in an extended interview featured on her esteemed program Full Circle on JazzFM in the UK. We discussed my early musical influences, the moment that woke my artistic ambitions and sparked my career, my early professional experiences and my recent compositional work. The show also features numerous tracks from my latest album Originations, the story behind the project and more. Listen to the full international broadcast HERE.

THRILLED to announce my latest album Originations is out now on Origin Records! Click HERE to check out a brand new webpage dedicated to the project where you can hear the music, read the liner notes and credits, see photos from the sessions and purchase CD’s. Originations is also available for downloads and streaming at Amazon, Apple Music, Spotify and most major digital music stores.