Few new pieces, rough mixes, of music I’ve been writing for a project with Michael Morera. Flat no effects, no mix, just roughs. Playlist below, is loaded up using SoundCloud which I have been testing.

Tracks are just improvisations by Michael, over my tracks. Currently finding a few other musicians to play this live. Michael was the primary soloist with a big band I co-lead with David Crigger called Turbulence. He lives over the hill, and we have been having a bit of fun working on this new music.

Irving Bush was this outstanding trumpet player.
I met him when studying with James Stamp.
Jimmy had me playing his mouthpieces when I was young.

I actually don’t remember if he was a student of Jimmy or simply an associate.
But I do remember playing a duet with him, at one of my lessons, and Jimmy played the piano.
I was so young at the time, probably 17, that I didn’t even know who he was.
You learn a lot from such musical interaction.
He actually had a really great mouthpiece.

He was always kind and instructive to me, at a very young age.
I always appreciated that.
My heart goes out to his family, friends and students.

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