Last Sunday was an exciting day for me as I got a chance to play with the Nashville Jazz Orchestra in the afternoon and lead Cobb’s Mob! at night. NJO played an afternoon set at the Limelight, and I got a chance to wail on a Mike Crotty arrangement of Dolphin Dance and Christina Watson’s tune Free. I’ll be playing… (more…)
The debut of Cobb’s Mob went off successfully at Cafe CoCo this past Sunday night. Please enjoy some of the highlights below and feel free to add commentary. – evan Questionable Beliefs [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Crack or Jack [Audio clip: view full post to listen] How High The Moon (by M. Lewis) [Audio clip: view full post… (more…)
Last night I had the pleasure of playing in another ensemble at the Nashville Jazz Workshop. The group was a septet dedicated to the music of Thelonious Sphere Monk. We performed six of his tunes, including two which were previously unknown to me: Four In One and Little Rootie Tootie. The septet featured some original arrangements and the alto saxophone… (more…)