02.27.12: Rivers and Rhythms: A Sam Rivers Retrospective

I'm excited to announce a special radio program I will be hosting this Friday on the work and career of composer/bandleader/multi-instrumentalist Sam Rivers, who passed away last December at the age of 88. The show will air this Friday, March 2nd at 7-10PM EST on WZBC 90.3FM Boston College. You can listen online via streams provided at the link below. Sam Rivers was a huge inspiration to me during my time in Florida. His career covered many areas of music...

02.13.12: GTO To Record Album #2

After a year-long effort of developing new arrangements, the Ghost Train Orchestra will be heading back into the studio in April to record their follow-up to last year's acclaimed Hothouse Stomp. The album will move ahead 10 years from the first album, featuring all new arrangements of strange and adventurous chamber jazz from the late 1930s, featuring the full orchestra plus guitarist Avi Bortnick, bassist Michael Bates, and a small choir. Grammy award winning producer Danny Blume will once...