PROJECTS:
Coming Soon: The Saturn People’s Sound Collective (~17 piece big band in a post-rock, world 2.0 global music, creative music kind of way).
MOVEMENT OF THE PEOPLE: THE FELA KUTI PROJECT
A 13-piece Fela Kuti Tribute Ensemble performing a wide range of Fela’s genre-defining Afrobeat repertoire
A sextet under the direction of composer and multi-instrumentalist Michael Chorney. I play trumpet in this ensemble.
Performing the popular dance music from unusual eras and places ::
1930’S Jungle Swing , 1950’S Jamaican Ska, 1970’S Nigerian Music & The Occassional Not-So-Well-Known-Cover
Past Projects:
TALA
Original music for Octet (trumpet, flugelhorn, tenor, baritone, bass, drum kit and percussion). Currently on hiatus.
THE LIMES
An all-star high school and college ensemble performing soul-funk, pop and rock. This project is currently on hiatus.
NUESTRA COSA
13 piece Salsa ensemble featuring some of Vermont’s most prominent musicians, the ensemble will be performing classic arrangements from Tito Puente, Mario Bauza, Chano Pozo, and Eddie Palmieri’s La Perfecta.
