Our latest video, featuring Art Lande
”Odd Man Out”
Kwirkestra has launched a Patreon campaign.
Alan Hall, the creator of Kwirkestra, has just launched a Patreon campaign to provide a source of funding for the talented, dedicated and passionate musicians of Kwirkestra. Check out our Patreon intro video and sign up to support the continued production of original eclectic instrumental music videos, performed by musicians from around the world.
Kwirkestra’s first video.
Here is a link to Kwirkestra’s video of a song wrote in honor of the Covid 19 victims and heroes, called “Shelter in Place”. This was a collaboration between 15 musicians while sheltering in place in 5 countries: Italy, France, Canada, Israel and USA. I’m so honored they all agreed to do this in order to bring home the international nature of this pandemic. I made this on I-movie. You can purchase the mp3 of this tune here.
8/23/20 - New Video Released: “Better Angels”
“Better Angels” is in response to the George Floyd killing, the protests that followed, and the renewed push for police reform, ending racial profiling and improving racial and social equity.
You can enjoy this video with family and friends, after 6pm ET, 8/23.20, on YouTube.
OTHER COMPOSITIONAL HAPPENINGS:
New Original Big Band Tune and Arrangement
I’me very proud to share my composition, “What Matters” , as arranged by Eric Jekabson, the leader of the bay area big band, “Electric Squeezebox Orchestra”, who performed and luckily recorded it recently at California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley. The soloists are Sheldon Brown on alto sax and Eric on trumpet.
PDFs of the score and parts for “What Matters” are available for purchase. If you’re interested, please contact Alan at jazzdrumming@gmail.com
New Small Group Arrangement
My arrangement of “Just Friends”, for “Pacific Standard Time”, the latest release for Michael O’Neill Quintet w/ Tony Lindsey, is getting spins on KCSM and other jazz stations. Purchase the CD here.
Here is the arrangement:
Live Performance by “Ratatet”
Here is a recent live recording of my tune, “Moving Day”, with my band Ratatet, (Paul Hanson bassoon, Sheldon Brown-clarinet and sax, John Gove-trombone, Dillon Vado-vibes and percussion, Greg Sankovich- piano and ketboards, Jason Muscat-bass) from a gig at California Jazz Conservatory earlier this year: