Videos
“Days of Wine and Roses”
At the Muse Performance Space. It was a thrill to to play with some extraordinary musicians: Gonzalo Teppa (on bass) and renowned pianist Eric Gunnison (on drums here!), and my sax instructor, Chris Ruiz (on alto). Piano solo at 0:47.
“There Will Never Be Another You”
Solo piano style. I performed this at Sunrise Senior Living facility in Boulder. The melody starts at 0:55 following a brief intro.
“Centerpiece”
From a combo performance at the Eastman School of Music Jazz Institute in Rochester, NY. Piano solo at 3:06.
“Basie - Straight Ahead”
From the big band performance at Frost School of Music Jazz Intensive in Miami, FL.
“The Looking Glass”
A beautiful ballad we played at All-State Jazz Band .
“T’N’A Blues”
Played this with the CCJA Jazz Arts Messengers as part of the Gift of Jazz’s NextUp series, a program designed to showcase emerging local jazz talent in the Denver area. We opened for the Tom Ball Quintet at Dazzle. Piano solo at 2:08.
“Swagism”
I played this tune, by the band Ghost-Note, with the CCJA Jazz Arts Messengers at CCJA’s 25th Anniversary Celebration, held at the Buell Public Media Center. Keyboard solo at 7:07.
“In Your Own Sweet Way”
Another solo piano style performance at Sunrise Senior Living facility in Boulder.
“Sagebrush”
This song is an homage to the state flower of Nevada, but it was written by Colorado native (and CCJA alum!) Annie Booth. I have been fortunate to have had the opportunity to perform it on both piano and tenor sax. This one is from All-State Jazz Band. Sax solo at 2:36.
“Indecision”
Playing with CCJA’s flagship student group (CCJA Jazz Art Messengers), we had the unique opportunity to perform at the KUVO radio station studio for Colorado Gives Day. The performance was broadcast live, on-air as well as live-streamed on the internet. This song was written by Alex Loran, a Colorado-based composer and saxophonist. A link to the full performance is here.
“Ocho Ocho”
CCJA Big Band. The great Greg Gisbert sitting in on trumpet! Piano solo at 1:07.
“On Green Dolphin Street”
This was one I played at a Muse jam session. Piano solo at 2:45.
“Beethoven’s Fifth”
A blast from the past…I was 9 to be exact!