As I wrap up the masters degree here at the University of Oregon, I feel extremely grateful, for the teachers, peers, and students I've had the pleasure to work with for the last three years. The environment here has allowed for a great period of productivity and creativity for me. While I'm thrilled to be headed for New York to reconnect with some of my best friends and favorite musicians, I'm sad to leave behind the northwest for a second time, and hope to maintain connections with all the great people around here.

I'll still be in Oregon for most of the summer, aside from a brief Four Across tour in the Southwest. I'll be teaching at a couple camps, and playing a few shows, then heading to NY around mid-August!

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After a December of solitary confinement composing and a busy few months as a sideman, I'm happy to be launching into some exciting new projects.

March will feature a couple premieres of new pieces, including a Cello Sonata written for my friend Ruth Marshall, and a set of pieces for jazz septet, loosely based around Gyorgy Ligeti's "Musica Ricercata", both of which will be performed on my Graduate Composition recital on Monday, March 30th.

Also on the horizon is my Graduate Lecture Recital, which will be a look into the compositions of Billy Strayhorn, Thelonious Monk, Kenny Wheeler and Bill Evans. I'm planning a series of performances of this music throughout the northwest - stay tuned!

The move to New York is getting closer and closer - current plans are to be there by August, so I'm busy soaking up the Northwest, and enjoying all of the teaching and playing I'm fortunate enough to be a part of here in Oregon.

The calendar has just been updated, so take a look, and I hope to see you at some upcoming shows!

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The Four Across West Coast tour is complete, and I think it's safe to say it was a complete success! Thanks to all who came to the shows in Seattle, Portland and Eugene, and made all the shows so much fun to play. Future tour plans are in early stages of discussion...

The coming weeks here in Eugene are busy with a few composition projects, as well as some fun shows around the Eugene area with various groups... check the calendar page.

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New videos from Four Across's Berklee Recital now up on Youtube! (Select "watch in high quality" for much better sound and video)

"Four Across"

"Baboonij"

"Chain Link" (partial)

"Trane's Cube" (partial)

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After a jam packed month on the East Coast, I'm back in Eugene, getting set for my last year at the University of Oregon. New York was fantastic - I got to reconnect with a lot of great friends and musicians, saw some fantastic music and ate some phenomenal food. A lot of performances on the horizon in and around Eugene and Seattle... check the Calendar page...

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