We’ve got a big weekend planned, with music covering the Bay Area and spanning experimental, jazz fusion, and New Orleans-style brass band! Catch a bunch of us… Read more “Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Francisco – One Weekend, Two Cities, 4 Shows”
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Live Recordings from KZSC Radio Performance
Much thanks to Kavya Aswadhati for inviting Frequency Collective to play on KZSC back in September! I finally uploaded the live recordings – check out this one I wrote… Read more “Live Recordings from KZSC Radio Performance”
Winter Shows: Hip Hop& Jazz in the Bay
Happy New Year! The first few shows of 2018 are coming up in the back half of January, and they all feature local jazz and hip hop… Read more “Winter Shows: Hip Hop& Jazz in the Bay”
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”
Graduation in Santa Cruz, Research in UK
I’m a Bachelor (Bachelorette?) of Music! The department had commencement last Thursday, which was really another kind of concert – there were at least as many student… Read more “Graduation in Santa Cruz, Research in UK”
Wrapping up with the UCSC Brass Quintet
The group that founded the UCSC Brass Quintet a few years ago will be finally changing after the graduation of one of our trumpet players, Beni Ran.… Read more “Wrapping up with the UCSC Brass Quintet”
Big Band Show @ The Kuumbwa
Very excited and honored to be performing tonight at the legendary Kuumbwa jazz club with the UCSC Big Band and Karlton Hester’s jazz ensemble. I’ll be playing in… Read more “Big Band Show @ The Kuumbwa”
UCSC Wind Ensemble Spring Concert – Featuring works by Aaron Copland
Come out to the Wind Ensemble concert today! We’re playing a robust set, with two masterpieces by Aaron Copland: “Billy the Kid” and “Quiet City,” which I… Read more “UCSC Wind Ensemble Spring Concert – Featuring works by Aaron Copland”
Senior Bachelor of Music Recital
On March 19th I finally cleared this hurdle and completed the capstone requirement for the UC Santa Cruz Bachelor of Music program! A big thanks to all… Read more “Senior Bachelor of Music Recital”
One more – Recording and Video of “Expectations” for Jazz Combo
I actually started working on this one back in high school – 10th grade, maybe, but didn’t arrange it for jazz combo until this fall. Technically speaking,… Read more “One more – Recording and Video of “Expectations” for Jazz Combo”
Camellia Boutros 