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Spiral to the Beloved- performed by Erika Dohi

February 22, 2024

A new video of the brilliant pianist Eirka Dohi performing my recent solo piano composition entitled Spiral to the Beloved

Yarn/Wire Institute Concert!

June 21, 2023

This Saturday, June 24th, I’ll be performing at the DiMenna Center in a trio with Eduardo Leandro and Charles Overton as a part of Yarn/Wire’s Summer Institute Festival. Mary Halvorson/Marc RIbot duo, TAK with Brandon Lopez, and Tyshawn Sorey are also performing. Hope to see some NYC friends there!! Ticket info HERE.

New album recorded!

March 1, 2023

An unforgettable and beautiful experience recording at Guilford Sound with Eduardo Leandro (percussion), Erika Dohi (piano), Lizzie Burns (bass), and Charles Overton (harp). Stay tuned for details on the album!

Recent Press

October 3, 2022

Lots of wonderful reviews of “Green of Winter”.
Thank you so much to everyone who has supported this music, making it a Billboard-charting release:

NPR Music
Bandcamp Album of the Day
PopMatters (9/10 stars)
Bandcamp: Best Contemporary Classical Music
The Big Takeover
Citizen Jazz (profile…In French)

New Battle Trance album!

August 10, 2022

Battle Trance’s latest album entitled “Green of Winter” will be released on August 26th on New Amsterdam Records! “Green of Winter” is the 3rd album-length piece that I composed for the ensemble (along with “Palace of Wind” and “Blade of Love”). We are also celebrating our 10th anniversary as a band this year. Listen to the 1st movement and pre-order the digital or limited edition vinyl HERE. We will be supporting the release with concerts throughout North America this fall. Check the shows page for details.

Wild Tapestry is now available!

May 27, 2022

Happy to share that my newest album entitled “Wild Tapestry” is now available via the wonderful folks at Out of Your Head Records! Please consider purchasing the CD/Digital/Digital score HERE, as 100% of the profits will go to Oceana, a charity devoted to the protection and reparation of the world’s oceans on a global scale. A nice early review by Peter Margasak from The Wire can be found here.

MATA Festival performance

May 13, 2022

Here is a nice video of my solo piece entitled “The Obvious Place” from last week’s MATA Festival in NYC:

Wild Tapestry now available for pre-order!

April 18, 2022

My latest album entitled “Wild Tapestry” is now available for pre-order! Big thanks to Out of Your Head Records for releasing this album. The official release date is May 27th. Please consider purchasing a CD or digital version, as 100% of proceeds will go to Oceana, an organization devoted to the protection and restoration of the world’s oceans on a global scale. Pre-order and listen to excerpt HERE.

MATA Festival

February 1, 2022

I’m excited to be a part this year’s MATA Festival as both a composer and performer.
I’ll be playing The Obvious Place on May 6th @ National Sawdust in Brooklyn, NY.

Resonance/ Bandcamp Daily article

December 5, 2021

A moving article by Alex Heigl was recently published for Bandcamp Daily. It’s a personal story of a young man’s severe bike accident and how a Battle Trance album served as a companion during his healing process.