Member News
Today's Opinion was selected one of the Top 10 albums of the year 2012 by the New York Time , Nate Chinen.
Just before Christmas, my octet CD Burning Bridge, commissioned by CMA's New Jazz Works, reached #8 on the CMJ national college radio charts.
On Jan. 15 my quartet EDGE will begin our CMA residency at the Infintiy Institute, a middle school in Jersey City, NJ. Students will learn about jazz improvisation, rhythms, imagery, orchestration, individuality, community, and self-empowerment in five workshops augmented by Moodle page(educational web tool) interactions.
The Febraury issue of Downbeat will feature my Q&A with critic Tom Staudter.
My new CD, Burning Bridge, commissioned by CMA's New Jazz Works, was featured last month on National Public Radio's Fresh Air by critic Kevin Whitehead.
Music of Departures and Returns is moving forward! To learn more and/or pass it along:
http://www.usaprojects.org/project/music_of_departures_and_returns
Any help will be really appreciated! Donations are Tax Deductible
Jewish Music & Poetry Project composer David Garner nominated for 2013 American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Music
Why not celebrate the New Year with some new repertoire? Take a look at P.H.Bloom's terrific arrangement of "The Wreck of the Hesperus" for theatre or salon orchestra - tenor, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, & double bass.
Camerata violinist Matthew Zerweck will be attending the CMA conference in NYC!
Mark your calendars for the SMfG 2013 Concert Series -
Tuesdays July 16,23,30 and August 6 and 13.
Karen Kevra, Artistic Director
