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This piece takes its title and loose inspiration from the 1928 Kurt Weill opera "Der Zar lässt sich Photographieren", in which a monarch goes about his self-absorbed ways having his photograph taken -- oblivious to a terrorist plot against his life. I was interested in creating a piece that deals […]

A repository of West African history, Ablaye Cissoko keeps 900 years of song in his head. The world changed. Can he? Ablaye’s quest: The Griot.

French Ambassador Pierre Vimont presents Wynton Marsalis the insignia of chevalier of the Legion of Honor medal, France's highest distinction, in a very special ceremony at the French Embassy in New York by French Cultural Services. In attendance were Bill Cosby, George Wein, Jean-Louis Gilhaumon, George […]

Mark Growden performs his version of Leonard Cohen's "I'm Your Man" with his quartet at the Red Poppy Art House on Saturday, July 25, 2009. Filmed by Nick Kasimatis Mark Growden - voice, accordion, arrangement Chris Grady - trumpet Alex Kelly - cello Lisa Mezzacappa - upright bass http://markgrowden.org/

The first of several videos I'll be making for the Pretzlcoat album This song features drum samples from our friend Zach Stein The cartoons are from an open archive website and are copyright-free. www.myspace.com/pretzlcoat

Swoff plays 'trumpet' im MC 'military orchestra' ;)

This is a clip from a performance we gave at Thalian Hall in Wilmington, NC. Check out www.jbjazz.com for more! This video was produced by Adam Alphin of Arclight Digital.

This is a clip from a performance we gave at Thalian Hall in Wilmington, NC. Check out www.jbjazz.com for more! This video was produced by Adam Alphin of Arclight Digital.

Young person on stage with trumpet

I had the pleasure of meeting Wynton Marsalis before the Commencement ceremony since I was on the selection committee for the student speakers. Mr. Marsalis was our commencement speaker and, despite the impending thunderstorm, gave a great speech that ended with this musical performance! Commencement: […]

This is a clip from a performance we gave at Thalian Hall in Wilmington, NC. Check out www.jbjazz.com for more! This video was produced by Adam Alphin of Arclight Digital.

This is a clip from a performance we gave at Thalian Hall in Wilmington, NC. Check out www.jbjazz.com for more! This video was produced by Adam Alphin of Arclight Digital.