Foolin' around at home sometime early 2021

Lines On An Old Tune You Might Recognize

The last ten minutes of this trio's performance dedicated to the jazz musicians who have left this world in the last 12 months.

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Warren Smith/William Parker/Ras Moshe

Virg Dzurinko  - piano
Ryan Messina - trumpet
Nick Lyons - alto saxophone
Adam Lane - bass
Federico Ughi - drums

Recorded November 2015

Imminent Sauce (Messina, Dzurinko, Lyons, Lane, Ughi)

Window (for Connie Crothers)

1 2 3

This 2017-18 work is for large Percussion Ensemble.  It was performed by the Eastern Connecticut State University Percussion Ensemble, directed by Jeff Calissi.

"...we emerged to see, once more, the stars."

Ken Filiano, db; Lou Grassi, dr; Todd Capp, dr; mspiano, p
live @ scholes studio, Brooklyn, 21.4.2019

Easter-Quartet

Andrea's arrangement of Joni Mitchell's "Be Cool."
Andrea Wolper: voice, arrangement
Michael Howell: guitar
Ken Filiano: bass
Michael TA Thompson: drums

Parallel Lives

Be Cool

"Why Aren't You Laughing?"
w/m by Bob Casanova

Andrea Wolper, vocal, arrangement
Kris Davis, piano
Michael Howell, guitar
Ken Filiano, bass
Michael TA Thompson, soundrhythium

From "Parallel Lives" (Jazzed Media label)

Why Aren't You Laughing?

Improvisations on three original compositions. 9 May 2020.
This goes out to my NYC friends.

Improvisations on 3 Pieces

Nick Lyons is an improvising alto saxophonist based in New York City.