School got into full swing and I neglected this webpage. I’m insanely busy, but here’s what I’ve been doing lately.

On Monday, September 22, Peter Brewer, Mike Shields and I did a trumpet night at the Greenhouse in Denton. We played all manner of trumpety tunes (”Milestones,” “A Night in Tunisia,” etc.). Highlights of the night included an open jam on “Cherokee” with about a half dozen trumpet players (and Prof. Brad Leali on alto sax) sitting in, my arrangements of “Theme From Shaft” and “Feels So Good,” and the ultimate: Peter’s arrangement of “Gonna Fly Now” (the Maynard version) arranged for 10 trumpets. We actually had maybe 14 trumpets and flugelhorns playing at the same time. It was momentous.

I’ve been writing again. I did an arrangement of “Ritual” by Chick Corea for the UNT Zebras and an original work for big band entitled “Collapse of the Moon,” which was commissioned by friend and former roommate Jeremy Stones.

More to come soon. Hopefully I’ll post more frequently.