Yoseph/Joseph's Bones/Tuba

The Crave/John Schott's Dream Kitchen/Tuba

Black Sufferage Blues/Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra/Bass Trombone

Been So Long/Camille Smith/Anita Baker Cover/Trombone

Paradigm Brass participated in Los Angeles Poverty Department's WALK THE TALK over Memorial Day weekend. WALK THE TALK was a peripatetic performance that traveled through Skid Row with performances that celebrated the achievements of neighborhood visionaries. During the three days, the stories of 36 people were told in the places where they lived and worked, to bring the history of the community to life and keep it alive. LAPD created permanent public artworks designed by Mr. Brainwash with images of these neighborhood residents whose visionary actions have contributed to re-knitting the social fabric of Skid Row. We were the seed of a 'New Orleans style' brass band where members of the community will joined in. I was inspired to write a piece from this event. 

Adam Dupree asked me to write something for the Los Angeles Trombone Collective. I then had impetus to create something out of some sketches that I had. "Schizophrenia Rules?" begins with a folk-like melody that floats over a herky-jerky accompaniment. This is meant to establish a groovy, yet uncomfortable feeling that is pleasurable. The piece is interrupted often by short bursts of opposing musical material. The second theme is a row that is meant to splay open the interiority of an un-named person living on the streets...questions arise, "why," can someone help," "how long will life be like this?" yet, there is an insistent urgency pushing forward that is sometimes mistaken for anger...sometimes is. There are still interruptions with elements of the floating melody returning. A car drives by with dance music blaring out of the window that takes over musically, but soon transforms into the Peanut Vendor...everyone has something to say (the peanut gallery). A blues shout chorus wails, and then grinds to a halt, bringing us back to the first theme.

Live Broadcast Recording: LACMA, 8/12/12

"Schizophrenia Rules?"/LA Trombone Collective/Composed by Marc T. Gaspard Bolin

Me playing my composition "Caprice On Ice" for unaccompanied Bass Trombone. 

Caprice On Ice/Composed and Performed by Marc T. Gaspard Bolin/Bass Trombone

Written by Sylvain Carton, was written first for Sax quartet...I simply had to have it for Paradigm Brass. Thank you Sylvain! Enjoy

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Composed by Doug Morton. Paradigm Brass performs this pice live. I love it. Beautiful work Doug, thanks.

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