NEWS
9/12/11
I'll be giving a faculty recital at the George Washington University on September 21st. The concert is titled "Fraize Book" and will feature a full set's worth of some of my never-before or hardly-ever performed originals. The band is outstanding: fellow GWU faculty mates Herman Burney on bass and Alejandro Lucini on drums, with special guests pianist Jon Ozment, and trombonist Greg Boyer. The show is in the Dorothy Betts Marvin Theater at 9pm (doors open at 8:30). You can see the event poster and info here.
Jazz writer and critic Scott Yanow has written a fine review of Organic Matter. You can read it here.
Also, Robert Sutton has posted a couple of nice reviews at allaboutjazz.com and jazzcorner.com.
There are some nice outdoor concerts, wine festivals, and club gigs on the schedule to finish out summer and head into fall. I'll be playing with Greg Hatza, Larry Brown, Carl Filipiak, and headlining a thing or two of my own... Check it out on my calendar page.
I've recently been back into the studio with Origem, the amazing brazilian jazz outfit led by brothers Leo and Alejandro Lucini. This recording also features two great pianists: Federico Pena (Marcus Miller band) and Alex Brown (Paquito D' Rivera).
The Pierce, Putter and Rumble CD is finally being prepared for release. These are live recordings of free-improvised music with my GWU colleagues Jim Levy on piano and Steve Hilmy on electronics. Please go to my video page to see a clip of "l'impusion outré" recorded at the Electric Possible concert series.
Now available for free exclusively on this site is Live In Lima, recorded in August '08 at the Jazz Zone club in Lima, Peru. I had the wonderful opportunity to play with the amazing musicians heard here, visit breathtaking (literally) Cusco and the Sacred Valley, and experience firsthand the incredible food (Ceviche! Lomo saltado! Cuy!) and people of a remarkable culture. To see a photo album of this trip on my facebook page, click here.
I'm pleased to announce that Organic Matter won the Washington Area Music Award (Wammie) for "best jazz recording" of 2009. This CD features some truly great playing by Greg Hatza, Mike Pavone and Marty Morrison on eight of my original tunes. I'm very proud of this project and hope you'll check it out. Click here for more info.
Thanks again for stopping by. Please check back often for updates on performances, recordings, teaching and other activities. I hope you will feel free to contact me with any comments, suggestions, or just to say hello.
Cheers,
PF