Fun times were had this past Sunday night at Café Coco. I’ve posted a couple of clips from the Coltrane Tribute Ensemble below. Please enjoy them and let me know what you think! The Kyle Burnham Jazz Quintet Jason Dumars, soprano sax EC, tenor sax Matt Berry, guitar Todd Parks, bass Kyle Burnham, drums Pursuance (head + tenor… (more…)
One of my favorite aspects of being a musician is that the job has allowed me to travel around the country. Experiencing the local customs of new places is exciting and often quite comical. Besides trying local exotic foods (fried cheese curds dipped in blue cheese – thank you Green Bay) and learning about local stereotypes (ask a UPer what… (more…)
I thought you might enjoy hearing a recording from my gig at the Nashville Jazz Workshop last week. The septet played the music of Thelonious Monk, and I got to share the lead honors with Denis Solee on Monk’s gorgeous ballad “Ruby My Dear.” Denis and I split up the melody and solos, so he starts off the tune, and… (more…)