"Trumpeter Cyrus Nabipoor’s compositions concern themselves less with fitting into one jazz idiom or another and more with a pure, almost ecstatic sense of in-the-moment expression. Nabipoor’s upcoming debut full-length, 'Live at the Marigny Opera House' is shot through with…

Offbeat Magazine published a feature on 'Futa Trap', Noruz's latest release! It contains a Q&A where I talk about my musical inspiration for the song, as well as get into some heavier subject matter relating to the word 'Jazz'. You…

Elated to announce that I am officially an Edwards Brass Artist!!! I’ve been playing Edwards since 2014 when I fortuitously stumbled upon them while visiting a good friend in Beloit WI. Earlier this month I spent a day at the…

As 2019 wraps up, KMHD Portland Jazz Radio has published a list of their "Top 10 Albums of 2019". I'm very honored that Remote is on that list! Growing up, I listened to KMHD constantly as I drove around Portland…

'Remote' (Korgy & Bass + Me) video just released via Vortex Music Magazine. You can read the full article here

Video shot and edited by Barra Brown

This week I'll be returning to my hometown, Portland Oregon, to perform at the OMSI Planetarium with Korgy & Bass. I've been going to OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) since I was a little kid. In my opinion…

The next "big show" that I'm working on. NORUZ brings the fire after a few quiet months. Local & international legend Stephen Gladney headlines. NOLA-beatmaking-collective Bag Season Records does a round-robin style showcase. Korgy & Bass makes their New Orleans…

I just returned from a fantastic weekend of music in Chicago, participating in the Instigation Festival. Instigation is an improvised music festival that acts as a partnership between New Orleans & Chicago, happening once a year in each city. This…

Honored to be featured in this month's OffBeat Magazine 'My Music' series! Thanks to Raphael Helfand for stitching my words into cohesive sentences. In this interview, I talk a lot about my recent release with Korgy & Bass, Remote…

Video of 'Fatty Hat' from our album release show at Mississippi Studios in Portland, OR. This show was extremely fun to play, and challenging to prepare for. We created the music with many layers, and no consideration of performability. So…

Remote, a collaborative album with Korgy & Bass (Portland, OR), has just been released on Cavity Search Records! As the name indicates, the whole thing was done remotely without us ever being in the same place. In fact…