The Happs
August 12, 2010
Thanks for visiting! Well, since my last post (April 1st!…how slow can I be?) many exciting musical happenings have taken place.
I was recently named as the Artistic Director of Jazz Band Classic (a program of the New York Youth Symphony). Guest artists for this season’s concerts include saxophonist Steve Wilson, trumpeter Alex Sipiagin, and saxophonist/clarinetist Paquito D’Rivera. If you are under 22 and in the Tri-State Region, please consider auditioning. Small world when I realized that my old friend (and yes, Interlochen cabinmate!) Ryan McAdams is the conductor of the orchestra program.
I just returned from a stellar hit with Darcy Argue’s Secret Society at the Newport Jazz Festival. The set can be accessed from NPR here.
During the month of July I taught at the Manhattan School of Music Summer Camp for the first time. What a joy it was to see so many eager middle school students playing and learning with such abandon. This program is truly a special one.
Rachel and I also recently left the rat race of Manhattan for the (slightly) more relaxed pastures of Brooklyn where I am now able to offer lessons out of my home. Check out the new site for Brooklyn Trumpet Studio. A work in progress.
Finally, I’ve been accepted into the BMI Jazz Composer’s Workshop for the 2010-2011 season. I’m looking forward to writing some new big band music this fall. New challenges await!
Oh, and the new picture? Courtesy of the great Michael Brook. Check him out.
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