Track 3. Mind’s Ear
Mind’s Ear pg.1 Mind’s Ear pg.2 This is a piece dedicated Bruce Adolphe’s book, “The Mind’s Ear”. This book is an excellent guide to improving your ability to “audiate” or hear music in your mind. This piece is loosely based
Track 2. Roza
This second track from the album “Ring” is dedicated to Rosa Luxemburg (1871 – 1919). Here are a few quotes from her speeches and writings that I found inspiring. “Only to the rude ear of one who is quite indifferent
Track 1. “Tecumseh”
Alto saxophonist Andy Ehling and I finished recording our 3rd album and are releasing the tracks one at a time over social media. We are joined by the same ensemble from the Reunion album; Leonard Thompson on piano, Brad Williams
Album, “Iberica”
Matt Otto “Iberica” – Origin Records Dan McClenaghan, from All About Jazz, has given it a nice review which you can read below. Here’s a preview of the track “St. Paul”: By DAN MCCLENAGHAN: Saxophonist Matt Otto presents the
CD – Reunion with Andy Ehling
Alto saxophonist Andy Ehling and I have released our second album, “Reunion”. We recorded ten original compositions in Kansas City over two days. Nate Espy and Nick Crane at Rooftop Media engineered the session. The band includes Andy Ehling on
~New CD Release “Soliloquy”~
Our newest CD, “Soliloquy”, features ten original compositions performed by a wonderful group of Kansas City musicians. This ensemble has been together for just over 7 years now and out of about 60 songs in our repertoire, we picked twelve
New Drones – Arco Bass
New Acoustic Arco Bass Drones: A Collaboration with Jeff Harshbarger I’m thrilled to announce the release of a new set of practice drones, created in collaboration with my KU colleague, Jeff Harshbarger. Jeff graciously spent an afternoon in my home
~ Drum and Bass Play Along Dominant 7th Chords
This play along covers Dominant 7th chords in all 12 keys. I’ve been enjoying using these tracks in both my personal practice and teaching for a while. The bass and drums swing at 120bpm in 4/4 time while a dominant
Joeless Shoe “Midsole” CD
This is the third album from the jazz trio, JoE-LeSs shOe. The title Midsole makes reference to the fact that the album was recorded during a tour of the Midwest (Kansas City, MO) in the summer of 2013. It features original
3-ish “Events”
Events is the follow up album to our first 3-ish’s release, Baobab (2009). Events features new original compositions by all three band members and a few re-inventions of some familiar standards. The group recorded nearly 20 tunes over 2 days in the studio
~Play Along CD in 7/4
This is Vol.2 of the Drum and Bass, Roots and Rhythm “play along” which is designed for both practicing and teaching. Vol. 1 has been well received and I thought one in 7/4 would be a nice addition. I’ve been
Gig w Erik Jekabson
Here are a few mp3s from a recent gig with trumpeter Eric Jekabson. Eric and I met in New York just over 10 years ago and played quite a bit at that time. I was lucky to record on one
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