I apologize for the leave of absence I have taken with this site. This past year and a half has been one for the ages. I have graduated from the University of South Florida (once again) with a second Bachelors Degree. A Bachelors of Science in Music Education. I am currently working on getting certified [...]
Lately, I’ve been on a Trombone kick.
This past weekend I attended the eclectic WMNF Tropical Heatwave music festival in YBOR city. I attended the festival last year and made sure to mark my calendar for this years event. If you have never been to this festival I strongly recommend attending. This festival has music of [...]
I’m Back!!!!
I am officially an Alumnus of the University of South Florida!!!!
I graduated with my Bachelors of Music in Jazz Performance. (The only Undergrad receiving this degree this semester)
Right before I graduated I completed my Arrangement of Yardbird Suite for my Jazz Comp/Arranging Class. Talk about working under pressure. Note to self: do not procrastinate [...]
So yeah…. I haven’t posted in a while…. sorry : (
As many of you know I have been working full time at a middle school here in Tampa. This along with my Senior Jazz Recital (a post with recordings and hopefully video will come soon!!!) which was a week and a half ago has severely [...]
Hello All,
I hope everyone’s holidays were filled with family, love, and joy.
I attended the Florida Music Educators’ Association Conference this past weekend and I must say I was much happier than the last time I attended the Conference. I felt that the clinics and sessions offered this time around were higher in quality and applied [...]
So I am officially done with my last semester of classes. Next semester I will enter my internship (student teaching for some) and I have never been more anxious in my life. Anxious, excited, nervous, what ever floats your boat. The past couple of days I have enjoyed my time off. Especially considering I just [...]
I’m not quite sure how I came across this story but I found it interesting and thought I would share it with you all. This is a story brought to light by Wynton Marsalis. Like him or hate him you can not ague with his passion for the music and more importantly, his passion for [...]
This is yet another group that I got into much too late. The Esbjorn Svensson Trio is a really amazing group and on the cutting edge of Jazz. Sadly, this past summer Esbjorn Svensson passed in a fatal diving accident on June 14th 2008.
e.s.t. is a phenomenon: A jazz trio, which sees itself as a [...]
A few days ago Saxophonist Mark Turner (probably one of the most brilliant Saxophonist and Jazz Musicians of our time) suffered a severe injury to several of his fingers after an accident with a power saw; he his currently undertaking surgery. This is a horrifying thought for any musician. Please keep him in your thoughts [...]
The other night the USF Faculty Jazz Group performed with our guest artist Steve Allee. This was a great concert that featured much of Mr. Allee’s arrangements and originals. The group was spectacular and sounded the best I’ve ever heard them. I’ve been going to these concerts going on 5 years now and they never [...]
