Spiral to the Beloved- performed by Erika Dohi
A new video of the brilliant pianist Eirka Dohi performing my recent solo piano composition entitled Spiral to the Beloved
Yarn/Wire Institute Concert!
This Saturday, June 24th, I'll be performing at the DiMenna Center in a trio with Eduardo Leandro and Charles Overton as a part of Yarn/Wire's Summer Institute Festival. Mary Halvorson/Marc RIbot duo, TAK with Brandon Lopez, and Tyshawn Sorey are also performing. Hope to see some NYC friends there!! Ticket info HERE.
New album recorded!
An unforgettable and beautiful experience recording at Guilford Sound with Eduardo Leandro (percussion), Erika Dohi (piano), Lizzie Burns (bass), and Charles Overton (harp). Stay tuned for details on the album!
Recent Press
Lots of wonderful reviews of "Green of Winter".
Thank you so much to everyone who has supported this music, making it a Billboard-charting release:
NPR Music
Bandcamp Album of the Day
PopMatters (9/10 stars)
Bandcamp: Best Contemporary Classical Music
The Big Takeover
Citizen Jazz (profile...In French)
New Battle Trance album!
Battle Trance's latest album entitled "Green of Winter" will be released on August 26th on New Amsterdam Records! "Green of Winter" is the 3rd album-length piece that I composed for the ensemble (along with "Palace of Wind" and "Blade of Love"). We are also celebrating our 10th anniversary as a band this year. Listen to the 1st movement and pre-order the digital or limited edition vinyl HERE. We will be supporting the release with concerts throughout North America this fall. Check the shows page for details.
Wild Tapestry is now available!
Happy to share that my newest album entitled "Wild Tapestry" is now available via the wonderful folks at Out of Your Head Records! Please consider purchasing the CD/Digital/Digital score HERE, as 100% of the profits will go to Oceana, a charity devoted to the protection and reparation of the world's oceans on a global scale. A nice early review by Peter Margasak from The Wire can be found here.
MATA Festival performance
Here is a nice video of my solo piece entitled "The Obvious Place" from last week's MATA Festival in NYC:
Wild Tapestry now available for pre-order!
My latest album entitled "Wild Tapestry" is now available for pre-order! Big thanks to Out of Your Head Records for releasing this album. The official release date is May 27th. Please consider purchasing a CD or digital version, as 100% of proceeds will go to Oceana, an organization devoted to the protection and restoration of the world's oceans on a global scale. Pre-order and listen to excerpt HERE.
MATA Festival
I'm excited to be a part this year's MATA Festival as both a composer and performer.
I'll be playing The Obvious Place on May 6th @ National Sawdust in Brooklyn, NY.
Resonance/ Bandcamp Daily article
A moving article by Alex Heigl was recently published for Bandcamp Daily. It's a personal story of a young man's severe bike accident and how a Battle Trance album served as a companion during his healing process.
Tunnel to Light
I am very excited to announce a new duo record with my dear friend Jason Nazary:Tunnel to Light comes out September 3rd on the Tripticks Tapes label.
Side A was recorded together earlier this year in Vermont & side B was done remotely last year, each at home, then produced by Jason.
Preview 2 tracks and pre-order HERE.
Our NYC record release concert will be on September 9th at the Record Shop in Brooklyn. (see shows page for details)
Wild Tapestry
I"m honored to have been commissioned to compose a new work for this year's Yellow Barn Music Festival. It's for a crazy instrumentation of Harp, electric guitar, two percussionists, trombone, trumpet, flute and tenor saxophone. The ensemble features Eduardo Leandro and Steve Mackey as well as many new friends. The work is entitled 'Wild Tapestry" and will be premiered on July 17th. Tickets can be purchased Here.
Inner Garden is out now!
Inner Garden is now available via New Amsterdam Records! Listen and/or purchase the CD or digital format Here.
Inner Garden to be released on October 9th!
I'm so happy to announce that "Inner Garden", my next record with one of my favorite ensembles in the world; Yarn/Wire will be released on October 9th via New Amsterdam Records. Deep thanks and Love to Ning Yu, Laura Barger, Ian Antonio, and Russell Greenberg for their generosity to this music. It was a real honor to work so closely with them and I can't wait to share the piece with everyone! Very grateful to Owen Schuh for the beautiful cover artwork.
Find out more and/or pre-order a copy here.
New solo work
Tomorrow night at the Yellow Barn Music Festival I will be premiering a new original work for solo tenor saxophone entitled The Obvious Place. Also on the program are works by Amy Beth Kristen, Toshio Hokosowa, and Franz Schubert. The concert features my friends Eduardo Leandro, Ayano Kataoka, Lizzie Burns, and more! I'm honored to be in such company. The concert is free and will stream on www.yellowbarn.org at 7:30pm EST and also a rebroadcast will air on Sunday at 2pm EST.
Residency @ Nasher Sculpture Center
I am very much looking forward to my upcoming residency at the amazing Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, TX. I'll be there for a week and will present solo concerts in the museum on Feb. 20th, 21st, and 22nd. More info can be found here.
New album out November 1!
My new album of solo saxophone music, entitled human, will be officially released on November 1st via New Amsterdam Records. You can also stream the album in advance on the release date (i.e now) if you are a New Amsterdam Records subscriber on Bandcamp. You can read more about the release and/or pre-order CDs here: https://www.newamrecords.com/albums/human
cover art by Sarah H. Paulson
Skanu Mezs Festival
Subtle Degrees (duo with Gerald Cleaver) will be at this year's Skanu Mezs Festival in Riga, Latvia on October 5th. Very Happy to be sharing the bill with the amazing Circuit Des Yeux from Chicago.
Lucerne Festival Premiere Date Announced
I'm ecstatic to announce that my new long-form piece for the JACK Quartet and myself will be premiered on August 31st at the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland. This is truly an honor for me. Info can be found HERE.