Today, January 3, 2019, is the 100th Bitrhday of Herbie Nichols, one of the great under-appreciated geniuses of jazz. In honor of the occasion, my band, Many Blessings, is releasing a tribute album to him called Chit-Chatting…
Nov 12 2018
New Many Blessings Album Coming January 2019!
Top: Herbie Nichols; Bottom: Many Blessings
I'm very excited to announce that my jazz quartet, Many Blessings, will be releasing our new album, Chit-Chatting With Herbie, on January 3, 2019. The release date is the 100th birthday…
Apr 29 2018
Many Blessings + Ben Phillips Trio inaugural gig @ Cafe Mustache Mon 4/30
Monday night April 30th, I'll be playing a double header gig at one of Logan Square's coolest and coziest venues, Cafe Mustache. Going on first at 9PM, I'll be playing the inaugural gig by the Ben Phillips Trio…
Feb 27 2018
Two Shows in March + New Video
My original jazz quartet, Many Blessings, released our debut album, Arroyo, back in September, celebrating with a near-capacity crowd for our release show at the Whistler. Since then, the band has been laying low, so I'm very excited…
Oct 13 2017
New Album, "Arroyo" Available Now
Hello!
After a decade of on-and-off activity as a band, my jazz quartet, Many Blessings, has finally released our debut album, Arroyo. Click on over to the page I made for the album to read more and…
Jun 30 2017
Many Blessings Debut Album Release Date and Show Announced!
I'm very excited to announce that my original jazz quartet, Many Blessings, will be releasing our debut album, Arroyo, on Friday, September 15th, 2017. We'll also play an album release show on Tuesday, September 19th, at the Whistler in…
Jun 3 2017
Gig Alert: Diamond / Gillan Duo at Elastic Mon 6/5
On Monday, June 5th, I'll be playing a duo set with saxophonist Hunter Diamond at Elastic Arts, as a part of their weekly Anagram Series. Hunter and I started getting together semi-regularly to play as a duo last…
May 7 2017
Spring 2017 Update: School, The Right Now, and a long-time-coming debut
Hello there!
Though it has been quite a while since I wrote a news update here, that's not for lack of activity. There's been plenty going on in my little corner of the music world, and I thought now might…
Though it has been quite a while since I wrote a news update here, that's not for lack of activity. There's been plenty going on in my little corner of the music world, and I thought now might…
Mar 17 2016
Luminarts Jazz Fellowship
Hello! I hope you're having a wonderful 2016 so far. Mine is going pretty well, thank you. I'm hoping to do lots of cool stuff this year (like figure out what Snapchat is, turn 30 years old, and finally try…
Oct 9 2015
Fall 2015 Update: Records, Gigs, School, New Bands, a Long Walk...
Hello!
A lot has been going on in the past couple of months, and I've neglected to post any news on my blog, so I'm going to take care of all relevant updates here in one fell swoop. Take a…
Jul 30 2015
We're making a record! And playing some gigs!
Big news here folks: Many Blessings is gonna make a record. Quentin, Jim, Dan and I will be heading into Shirk Studios at the end of August to lay down the tracks for our debut album. This will be my…
Apr 29 2015
Videos!
After the gig, Jim explains to us, using elaborate hand gestures, just how great the videos are going to turn out
Nowadays, a thriving YouTube channel seems to be as important for a performing musician as a healthy discography, and…