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Update: 9-3-10 I'm starting my doctorate now at North Texas. This fall, I'll be playing in the One O'Clock Lab Band. I'll get to travel with the band to Ireland and England in October for 10 days, as well as play a joint concert with the Houston Symphony in November! I'll also be playing bass trombone in the Two O'Clock Lab Band, as well as teaching trombone lessons and jazz arranging. Update: 6-20-10
I just finished a short gig on
another cruise ship. It was a last minute gig. I spent 2 weeks on the
Sapphire Princess, in Alaska.
Update: 5-15-10
I graduated from the University of
North Texas. I received my master's degree in music, classical
trombone with a minor in jazz studies. I'll be starting a doctoral
degree, also at UNT, in the fall. Update: 5-4-10 The UNT Jazz Singers I performed my arrangement of "My One and Only Love" on their Spring concert. It's an a cappella ballad arrangement of the old standard. I'm also singing on this recording. Check it out here: My One and Only Love
Update: 5-1-10
I won an award for jazz arrangement
from Downbeat Magazine! It was for my arrangement of Beautiful Love.
Check out the video from my recital:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak0Vfy-TdC
Update: 2-26-10
In addition to my classical
trombone recital, I am having a jazz arranging recital, which I am
sharing with Thomas Davis. We will have a full big band, as well as a
few small group charts.
March 8, 8:00PM, in UNT Kenton
Hall
Update:
2-15-10
My
trombone recital is coming up!
March
28th, 3:30pm, at the UNT Recital Hall.
I will
be playing the alto, tenor, bass, and contrabass trombones.
Chie
Watanbe, piano
Nick Laufer, Carl Lundgren, trombone
Matt
Jefferson, bass trombone
Program:
Kenny - Fanfare
Finger
- Sonata
Lebedev - Concerto No. 1
Bruckner - Two Aequale
Tomasi
- Concerto
Update: 1-20-10
Just finished a gig on the Emerald
Princess cruise ship. Enjoyed spending my winter vacation in the
caribbean. Warm and sunny, not bad!
Update: 12-06-09
Added some new recordings, under
the "Arrangements" section of the site. "Bailout"
and "Southampton" are two compositions that I have written
and arranged for jazz sextet. These charts were recorded at Sean
Jones's home studio. The players were: Pete Clagett, trumpet; Brian
Clancy, sax; Sean Nelson, trombone; Sean Giddings, piano; Julia
Adamy, bass; and Duran Ritz, drums.
Also added a new studio recording
of "Well, You Needn't." This is played by the "U-Tubes,"
UNT's jazz trombone ensemble.
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