This piece is one movement of a larger four-movement suite. It was written for a medium-size mixed jazz ensemble, which includes male voice, two horns, and rhythm section. This movement is intended to flow directly into the next movement, Songo, without interruption. The middle of the chart is open for improvisation. This recording features three soloists on guitar, alto saxophone, and electric piano.

This piece is one movement of a larger four-movement suite. It was written for a medium-size mixed jazz ensemble, which includes male voice, melodica, two horns, and rhythm section. This movement follows Attaca from the previous movement – Arioso. It is mostly in an Afro-Cuban style, as the title suggests. However, it does crossover into a disco-funk groove in the middle of the chart. This recording features solos on the alto saxophone, guitar, and drum set.

This piece was originally written as a tune for flugelhorn, acoustic guitar, and bass. This arrangement for big band is a through-composed piece featuring a written-out improvisatory trombone solo. It also features the piano, and soprano saxophone.

This piece was written as an elegy for jazz piano legend Oscar Peterson. This recording features Matt Podd on piano with the Ithaca College Big Band.

This blues was written for my jazz combo, featuring my brother Adam as a guest performer on the piano. The shout chorus in the recording was written by our tenor sax player, Andre Baruch.

This piece started as an arrangement of the Thelonious Monk composition Blue Monk. While writing it, I ventured farther and farther away from the main tune and ended up with this funk blues. This recorded performance climaxes with a section of simultaneous group improvisation, (still within the form of the tune).

This chart was written after a trip with my brother through Alphabet City, a neighborhood on the lower-east side of Manhattan.

This composition was written to honor the retirement of jazz director Steve Brown. The piece featured Steve's guitar playing on his last concert at Ithaca College where he served as director of jazz studies for over thirty years.

This arrangement is for vocal soloist and orchestra. The original song was written by Pablo Beltrán Ruiz. This recording features Diana Yourke and the Ithaca College Chamber Orchestra.

This arrangement is for a jazz sextet with vocal soloist. The original tune was written by Benny Golson. This arrangement features vocalist Zack Avshalomov and tenor saxophonist Andre Baruch.