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Selected Projects 2016-18
hard and diligently at their craft. Throughout the
process of researching and developing this music, I
learned that my art can be a positive force for change
in the world– whatever that may be: from advocacy
to suggestion of a better future, or even making
someone’s day a little better. I hope that this concert
can also contribute to my future research on the
development of improvised music. I look forward to
searching for new sounds, while also pay homage to
those that came before me. Above all, I hope that my
music will continue to build upon the rich foundation
that I, and many others here at UMass Dartmouth,
draw inspiration from.
As far as future plans, I would like to make this
a regular, working group. Upon receiving the recordings,
I was very pleased with the overall group
chemistry, but I believe that this group could become
a more cohesive unit. I felt that the performances
ran into errors that would not be an issue if we were
a group that played more regularly. Because of this, I
would like to perform with this iteration of the group
whenever the opportunity arises. Additionally, I
would like to start making inroads in the Boston jazz
scene, performing with as many different musicians
as possible– both as a leader and sideman. Overall,
I am very happy with how this concert turned out.
It was an honor playing with gifted colleagues and
mentors, and I hope to do it again in the near future.
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Spheres of Influence in action. Photograph courtesy of Dan Waterman