Strings & Symphonic

LAYAS

Double Concerto for Piano/Drums & Symphonic Orchestra/Large Jazz Ensemble.
This piece written specifically for the soloists Jason Moran and Dan Weiss is articulated in 3 parts.  It follows the classical structure of an Hindustani Raga, exploring 3 pitch modes, 3 metric modes and imbedding improvisations by the soloists.

LAYAS Live Recording – Casa da Musica, Porto 2010

String 4tet

A couple of pieces written for String 4tet and soloist Lee Konitz.

Soupir (loosely based of Claude Debussy piano piece – from the album “Plays French Impressionist Music from the 20th Century”, Palmetto Records 2000)

Qu’est ce que c’est (Lee Konitz original – from the album “Inventions”, Omnitone 2007)