Thanks again to Local Brew on KZSC for having us on air last Sunday! We had a really fun couple hours of jammin’ on some original jazz… Read more “Local Brew @ KZSC 88.1”
Tag: music
Happy Easter! – Update and Upcoming Gigs
Happy Easter and April Fools! I just finished playing the morning service at Calvary Episcopal Church in downtown Santa Cruz with the Articulate Brass (UCSC’s own brass… Read more “Happy Easter! – Update and Upcoming Gigs”
UCSC Orchestra Winter Concert
Orchestra concert at UC Santa Cruz’s music recital hall tonight at 7:30pm! Featuring Latin American & Spanish folk music, as well as a cello concerto performed by… Read more “UCSC Orchestra Winter Concert”
Amy Unauthorized: Tribute to Amy Winehouse
Amy Unauthorized is hitting The Fireside Lounge Saturday night in Alameda! Featuring an 8-piece band equipped with brass and an AWESOME vocalist. We’ll be playing Amy Winehouse tunes… Read more “Amy Unauthorized: Tribute to Amy Winehouse”
Petrushka with the Palo Alto Philharmonic
It was an absolute honor to perform Stravinsky’s Petrushka with the Palo Alto Philharmonic for their Winter concert. Congrats to Guy Clark for nailing the solo!
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
It’s rare as a musician to land a job where get to be composer, director, and performer, all in one. But that’s exactly what Kumi… Read more “The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui”
60th Monterey Jazz Festival with the UCSC Jazz Combo
Very excited to announce that I’ll be performing at the 60th annual Monterey Jazz Festival tomorrow! Downbeat’s at 12:30 pm. We’ve got an exciting set, I’ll post about… Read more “60th Monterey Jazz Festival with the UCSC Jazz Combo”
John Coltrane’s 50th Anniversary, John Altman, and Jazz Jams at the Brunswick
June 18th, 2017 marks 50 years since the death of John Coltrane, who passed away at the age of 40. This is yet another milestone reached this… Read more “John Coltrane’s 50th Anniversary, John Altman, and Jazz Jams at the Brunswick”
Update: Bars in Brighton, Ronnie Scott’s in London
Brighton and London, just an hour apart via train, have vastly different night-life and music scenes – but both are poppin’ just about every night in the… Read more “Update: Bars in Brighton, Ronnie Scott’s in London”
Cowell Fireside Lounge – (Not so) Silent Movie and 6pc. McChicken Sextet
Had a really fun show on May 24th at UC Santa Cruz’s Cowell Fireside Lounge with an old friend – addi somekh, Professor of Philosophy and inventor… Read more “Cowell Fireside Lounge – (Not so) Silent Movie and 6pc. McChicken Sextet”
