Freelancer for Life
I feel very fortunate to have a career as a "freelancer." It has afforded me the opportunity to play a wide variety of styles, as well as meeting and playing with musicians from all sorts of backgrounds. I honestly think I would die if faced with the same job day in, day out. Following are some of the bands/artists I work with as a sideman on a regular basis.
New Orleans renowned "funk/rock" trombone collective headed by Mark Mullins.
"The New Orleans
Nightcrawlers, an all-star ensemble assembled by some of the city's brightest
rising traditional and modern jazz stars ... have committedthemselves to
exploring the contemporary brass band idiom in all its splendor."
...OffBeat Magazine
New Orleans premier Clarinetist, his style and
sound are uniquely his own, contrasting the classic style he grew up listening
to and the contemporary influences of many. When not in New Orleans playing club
dates, Laughlin is hard at work touring and promoting his latest release in just
about every corner of the world.
Brasilliance! was founded
in 1992 by Ray Moore as a vehicle to explore the music and rhythms of Brazil.
The name of the group comes from a tune by Duke Ellington, part of his Latin
American Suite. It conjures the idea of the famed sleeping giant bathed in the
reflected light of her beauty in all its diversity.
Originally, the group consisted of a core quartet augmented
by a small batucada group, with visual spice added by dancers. The
repertoire was varied; from bossa nova and MPB for openers to samba de enredo
and frevo at the climaxes of the shows. Also included was a section
devoted to candomblê, in homage to the African heritage so prevalent in
all Brazilian art and culture. It was through this eclectic song list that the
brasilianidade of the group was born.
This larger version of the group persisted for over two
years, after which the simpler 'quartet + two' format was adopted. Several
versions later, and after spending more time in Brazil, the focus had shifted to
a more jazz-oriented group, devoting much of the repertoire to one of Brazil's
master musicians, Hermeto Pascoal.
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