Videos
Bossa Nova Belly Dance is a collaboration with dancer Jennifer "Jensuya" Carpenter-Peak and filmmaker Robert Peak. Being fans of one another's work, we decided to create a video with Jennifer dancing to my music in West Virginia landscapes. She picked Twilight Sail, one of my bossa novas, for the project. While it is highly unusual for bossa nova and belly dance to be combined, Jennifer made it work. The recording is by David Arivett.
Paintings and Tangos has thirty Caitlin Sherwood paintings with two of my tangos (New Tango No. 2 and New Tango No. 3). As you watch the video imagine that you are strolling through an exhibit of Cait's paintings at a gallery and a tango-jazz band is performing.
Donut Music is an extended piece for solo guitar. It was commissioned by Keith Calmes and is on his CD All We Know is Now. The music was inspired by a line in a story written by my granddaughter Eillonwy (then 8 years old): “Sitting in a dark room, eating a chocolate donut”. The music represents a stream of memories, images, and thoughts as one’s life is contemplated over a donut.
Virtual Concert
This video has six of my originals for mid-size jazz ensemble. Think of it as a virtual concert. The images in the video are simple -- only title screens and one photo for each piece. Please focus on the music as if you are in an audience listening to a performance of these pieces by a live band. If you are not able to watch the video's 23-minute length at one time, come back to it in segments.
