Author Archives: mrholman

At 7pm on 2/11 at ShapeShifter Lab an all-star NYC cast will be performing a night of my chamber and big band music from the past 5 years including the premiere of a new lullaby suite featuring Theo Bleckmann.

The Tenth Muse is now available from artist-friendly Bandcamp and other online retailers. For more info about the project click for the press release.

My latest recording will be released on New Focus Recordings on April 7th, 2017. Features Sam Sadigursky, Bobby Avey, and Chris Dingman.

Great spot in Brooklyn: Korzo. My Sappho project “The Tenth Muse” performs at 10:30pm. With Sam Sadigursky, Bobby Avey and Chris Dingman. Hope to see you there!

Next week, my latest project, The Tenth Muse, will be performing at Cornelia Street Cafe in NYC on May 20th at 8:30pm. This ensemble balances the ancient with the modern and features composed and improvised chamber music based on the … Continue reading →

TODAY is the release date of SKETCHES Volume Two on Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records. The premise of the collective remains the same: Each member shares a sketch from his musical notebook and another member uses that as the basis for a … Continue reading →

SKETCHES, a collective that I’ve been part of for a couple of years, released our first album today! The premise of the group is simple: truly collaborative composition. Before rehearsal each member shares a sketch from his notebook and another … Continue reading →

On Monday 9/16 I’ll be performing, for the first time, as part of the Festival of New Trumpet Music (FONT) at Douglass Street Music Collective in Brooklyn–with a new project nonetheless. Here are the deets: Monday, September 16th @ Douglass … Continue reading →

DOWNBEAT, the “granddaddy of American music magazines”, has reviewed my debut record in the August ’13 issue! “Worries go straight out the window once the lush, gorgeous sounds of When Flooded start to play…★★★★” (Brad Farberman, DOWNBEAT)

Wednesday 5/1, final CD release show for When Flooded in Brooklyn at Barbès, 8pm–one set only. Only $10!