I coached the “Birdland” Jazz Combo this year at the Great Basin Jazz Camp. We had a great time at camp this year, and my combo was a dream to work with!   The kids did a real nice job at our final concert tonight, and I told them I’d put up the recording for them to be able to check it out.  Some  of these students will probably make a career in music for themselves someday! I feel privileged to have been able to work with such a talented group of students.  We had a great time.   Thanks [...]

It’s been an honor teaching at the Great Basin Jazz Camp for the third year in a row. I’ve had a lot of fun giving clinics, leading rehearsals, and playing in faculty jazz groups all week. I’ve had the pleasure of leading a student jazz combo, the Birdland Jazz Combo, which had it’s first gig tonight! We played at the Twin Falls Municipal Band Shell at 7pm tonight. We had a full rhythm section (piano, guitar, drums, and bass) as well as 2 alto saxophones, 2 tenor saxes, one bari sax, and 5 trumpets. It’s more like the size of [...]