Episode 2

Another big day for me! My first original song release of this new tour!
I had such a good time working on this one, having it go through MANY iterations to get to where it is today, and I’m so thrilled with how it came out.

Episode 2 is out, as is my new single “Calm Before the Storm”

I hope you like it! With each new project comes so much more energy for me!
CB

Episode 1

Today I’m FINALLY releasing episode 1 of this series and it’s such a relief to be at this point. We filmed SO much from the interview to the recording session to the performance in the park… I had to cut so much down that I loved but the final video is the perfect introduction to this project. Meeting people I had never met before and having such a collaborative and delicious experience that I think was captured perfectly in the final version of this episode.

After years of planning and months of promises that it IS happening… No promises necessary. Here it is :) Enjoy.
CB

Florida is a very nice place to be

So we’re actually doing it! I spent about a week in Orlando going to the Jazz Educator Network conference and meeting so many great and inspiring folks as well as reconnecting with friends. I spent the entire week filming collaborations with many of them. First, I started a series with my former jazz professor who I just happened to run into one night and he was very down to work together. It will be a super fun series, but will take about a year to film which is a crazy undertaking, but I guess that’s the point!

Next, I filmed a very silly collaboration with Jordan and Isaac from FreeDaps.

The other collaborations *to be edited* were a fun one with Harry Watters out on his dock, an interview with a professional soccer player, sitting in with an amazing party funk band and recording on their next album as well as an interview with their trombonist, and finally a trumpet lesson!

This week I’ll be heading up to Columbus State University to give a talk to their students and then the rest of the week I have blocked off to edit all of this amazing footage I’ve captured the last two weeks.

Right now I’m in between Miami and Orlando on my way up for one last Florida collaboration, but on my way out of Key West I managed to film a little bit on the beach and grab an iconic picture of a gorgeous Miami night.

Until next time!
CB

Florida Bound

Well, I had a nice holiday with my folks in upstate New York, and now I've left for nicer weather. I packed the car with everything I thought I could need and stopped a couple times on the way to visit some family and friends. I've just crossed the state line from Georgia into Florida which will be my home for the next couple of weeks.

My first stop will be the Jazz Educator Network Conference in Orlando, Florida where I'll visit some good friends and amazing educators. I also have quite a few musician friends who live in the area, and I'm excited to begin collaborating with as many of them as I can while I'm here!

As for now, I'm definitely getting back into the groove and figuring out exactly how to live and work on the road. I know I've probably been saying that a lot lately, but cut me some slack. I was living in a house for 30 years, this is a little new for me!

-CB