music Three New Albums Howdy. Here are three newly released albums featuring me in different capacities. // First…nickJune 14, 2017
musicthoughts Essay- Groovin’ But Not Moovin’: The Crux of Playing Groove in ‘Concert’ Music Settings (feat. the Thoughts of Simon Barker) // The past couple of weeks I've finally found the words to bring a thought…nickApril 2, 2017
musicthoughtstravel Australian Art Orchestra Creative Music Intensive ’16 Back in September I was very fortunate to participate in the Australian Orchestra Creative Music…nickNovember 20, 2016
music Composition: ‘From C to Sea’ (full unmastered version) I'm part of this new collective called Microfiche. We play new and free music. We…nickAugust 7, 2016
music Recital Recording Excerpt: The Princess Mononoke Suite // For my final recital late last year I decided to reinterpret an existing suite…nickJuly 19, 2016
musicthoughts Comparing Two Version’s of Tony Malaby’s ‘Floral and Herbac(i/e)ous’ + Composing With ‘Zones’ // I've been hooked on Tony Malaby's 2011 Cleanfeed record 'Novela' for a couple of…nickJuly 8, 2016
musicthoughts Zen in the Art of Listening via Tyshawn Sorey // I've begun re-reading Zen and The Art of Archery. Written between world wars, German philosophy lecturer Eugen…nickMay 20, 2016
musicthoughts Film Review of ‘Keep On Keepin’ On’ // I was lucky enough to catch the Australian premier of the documentary Keep on…nickJune 11, 2014
music Clifford Brown Solo on ‘Parisian Thoroughfare’ // This one looks so nice because I had to hand it in for an…nickJune 9, 2014
music Kenny Dorham and Mel Davis on But Beautiful // We've been shedding the Van Heusen and Burke ballad 'But Beautiful' in impro class…nickApril 7, 2014