Current projects include FLORA (new jazz theatre), Sebastian Bailey Group (9-piece band), SB Quartet, and Solo Saxophone
A track from my EP Ensemble de Magnac featuring original compositions for an 11-piece ensemble. Find more here on Soundcloud.
Listening is the entry point. Every stage of development has resulted in a musical style reflective of my influences at the time. From Charles Mingus to John Cage, to a host of mentors who've been guides along the way, I have been inspired to record some ideas that combine the practices of composition and collective improvisation, just to sum it up a little. Here's a taste!
Not the music itself, but I like to see these scores rather as road maps or blueprints that help guide the musical moments. That said, the internal dialogue of a composer and external exchange with bandmates often leads to modifications and 'improvement' to said blueprint - I've made some of them available here on Gumroad - for viewing and for sale. Feedback is welcome!
Albert Einstein once said, "When you stop learning you start dying". I continue to learn from lessons I've had with saxophonists, composers, arrangers, and improvisers such as Billy Kerr, Medad Ernest, Pierre Harry Erizias, Andre White, Mike Murley, Rémi Bolduc, Christine Jensen, John Hollenbeck, Nick Fraser, Tony Malaby, to name a few. I'd be happy to pass on what I've learned to you.
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Irons in the fire: Solo Saxophone, Addisu's Rainbow (Quartet), Sebastian Bailey Group (Nonet). Donations are appreciated and will go to support the recording costs of these projects.