This is a very rough multitrack I did on my euphonium. I wrote a 5-movement epic for 2 euphoniums and 2 tubas entitled "Billy's Adventures In Space". I had my dear friend Abraham Pease-Byron write a story to it, as well, which has become a pretty cool narrative in live performances. These are very RAW tracks - I didn't bother overdubbing nearly anything or fixing the tracks, but it gives you an idea of what the first movement would sound like. For the tuba sound, I pitched the track down an octave, thus the distortion. Hence, this being more of a reference until a great tuba quartet tackles this one in the studio. 

Billy's Adventures In Space - Mvmt. 1

This is the New York Youth Symphony's outstanding premiere of my original "Karma" for big band. This piece was written exclusively for this young group, comprised of some of the best young players in and around Manhattan, to perform in the legendary Appel room at Jazz at Lincoln Center. 

Description: 
The natural law by which all life exists is that of cause and effect. Our universe maintains its balance in accordance to this law, as is made prevalent by the constant struggle for balance we see in ever facet of life each day. Societies, cultures, and even mother nature herself are at the mercy of this greater force, and it is all that we can do as humans but to lead a life of peace and spread the seed of good karma to all who are willing to receive. This piece celebrates the magnitude, beauty, and power of this entity, exemplifying how one simple action can nurture itself into a host of unpredictable reactions.

New York Youth Symphony - "Karma" (Jazz at Lincoln Center Performance)

A showcase of sneak-peek samples from the debut Nate Kimball Orchestra album, Gaea. The album, directed, composed, & produced by Nate Kimball, features guitarist Jennifer Batten of Michael Jackson fame, and 19 of Las Vegas's A-List musicians.  The album is available exclusively on natekmusic.com starting May 25th, 2015.

Gathrak, Eater Of Worlds (feat. Jennifer Batten)

Karma

Way Station

Side Effect

Fuller Up

Invitation

The full track of "Namaste" from the Nate Kimball Orchestra's debut album, Gaea (2015). If you like what you hear, purchase the album exclusively at www.natekmusic.com. Original composition by Nate Kimball. Solos by Rob Stone (sax) and Nate Kimball (trombone). 

Nate Kimball Orchestra - Namaste

A preview of my upcoming album - available for listening on SoundCloud for a limited time!

Road to La Coruna (Mastered)

Gilead tells the tale of a long-forgotten city worlds away from ours. Although only empty ruins and broken artifacts remain, the empire of Gilead towered far above all others in the twelve kingdoms during its era of prosperity. Gileadean artists and philosophers constantly challenged the thresholds of perceived reality while their brilliant scientists were known in worlds beyond for creating great flying machines that could manipulate the fabric of time. This piece seeks to tell the legend of its people. 

Gilead - Performed by the Kumamoto Wind Orchestra

A very, very poor quality recording of my jazz orchestra rehearsing for a concert earlier this year. This is one of my newer pieces for big band. Mat Schumer on the ridiculous sax solo.

Stress Management Therapy (Rehearsal 3/26/16)

In Ancient Greek mythology, Gaea (pronounced “guy-uh“) arose from Chaos, the void preceding the birth of the universe, to bear the worldly gods responsible for the creation of Earth. The word Gaea itself means Earth, and in modern times, the name is associated with not only the mythological mother of our planet, but with its creation and existence. This work is meant to be an homage to our planet’s beauty. The interwoven textures & colors combined with the recognizable melody are meant to emulate the balance of natural paradoxes of our planet; the awe-inspiring complexity and the inexplicable simplicity.


Gaea

My 2nd Piece for Concert Band, entitled "Zenith's Flight", performed by the world-renowned TAD Wind Symphony and conducted by Maestro Tad Suzuki. The piece is meant to convey the grandeur and excitement of the launching of the airship "Zenith" in a world close to, but far removed, from our own. The piece Live recording of the premiere in Tokyo, Japan.

Zenith's Flight

Zenith's Flight - Performed by the TAD Wind Symphony

Written for 17-piece big band (5 sax, 4 tpt., 4 bone, guitar, piano, bass, drums).

I wrote this as a meditative piece, initially. My goal was to take a classic instrumentation and incorporate elements of classical music, pop/modern music, etc... while still maintaining the improvisational and rhythmic aspects of jazz. This particular recording is the studio version recorded by the UNLV Jazz Ensemble I. Soloists are Julian Tanaka on soprano and myself on trombone. I hope you enjoy :)

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