Season's Greetings!

I hope all of you have been staying healthy, safe, and warm (as Philly's first snow storm of the season ensues)...

...and just in time! Tomorrow night World Cafe Live presents their WCL House…

What year is it?

It's felt like a lifetime since the last newsletter (you remember, the one about publishing my new book Chromatic Cell Permutations for Trumpet). Now I have fresh album about to drop!

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Happy May!

I hope everybody has continued to say healthy, practiced social distancing, and adapted to life during this pandemic. It's been a challenge, but I'm still striving to be as positive and productive as possible. 

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Hello!

I hope everybody has been staying healthy, practicing social distancing, and above all adjusting to life during this pandemic. For my own part, I've been focusing on staying productive and maintaining a positive attitude. It hasn't been…

Happy Holidays!

A lot has happened since my last June newsletter; here are the highlights!

You Do You released "Live it Up," the lead single off our forthcoming album, Funky Dinos. The "new track is…

Greetings from the road!

I’m on a tour of the American Midwest with the John Byrne Band. It’s John, Maura Dwyer, Andy Keenan, and me as an acoustic quartet. We’re playing a slew of gigs so check the…

Happy Spring!

With Winter behind us and Summer ahead, Spring is arguably my favorite season. I'm usually filled with a simultaneous sense of closure and optimistic promise. Some projects have come to a close or hiatus, thus freeing me…

Tis the eye of Irish Season,

It's once again the month of March; which I fondly refer to as Irish Season. This is my fifth season performing with the John Byrne Band. We've already played a string of…

Happy New Year!

2019 started with quite the silent explosion of activity! January and February are usually quiet months for me; I don't play many public gigs. However, I've been capitalizing on the public inactivity by increasing my trumpet…

Hot on the heels of The Nook is Season's Greetings!

Ben Basile and I offer a jazz season’s greetings. Season's Greetings is an instrumental chamber jazz interpretation of select Holiday songs. The musical arrangements were inspired by Frank…

Happy Daylight Savings,

Although I'll miss the late afternoon sunlight, I certainly seized the extra hour!

My internal clock has been awry since the 10 Day John Byrne Band - Irish Experience. As a 4-piece band (accompanied by…

I am proud to announce that The Nook is officially released! 

The Nook is a full length instrumental straight-ahead jazz album. The music harks back to Miles Davis’ first great quintet. John Swana, veteran Philadelphia trumpeter, guest…