Performance
MP3's
A few examples of my own playing
are offered for your perusal. These are not full-length versions,
merely a few highlights. I hope you enjoy!
Soprano Saxophone:
Summertime
= A Salsa version arranged by Denver's own Medianoche. I reworked
the melody to fit the groove and attitude of their
arrangement.
Alto Saxophone:
A
Time For Teresa = The
first song that I ever composed for my wife Teresa. A wonderful
Brazilian recording artist and dear friend from IU, Marcos
Cavalcante, collaborated on this project. It is an acoustic
marriage of the Sanborn style and a Brazilian acoustic guitar
approach.
Tenor Saxophone:
Giant
Steps = My
arrangement of a timeless and awe-inspiring Coltrane classic. It
starts with a tenor cadenza, then the drums do a vamp leading to
the melody, which features changing meters.
Clarinet:
Eula
Mae = My composition
written for my grandmother's birthday. The piece is a duo with
stride piano and Dixieland clarinet. This is the live performance
from my Master of Music recital at the University of
Denver.