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Cuel Bloo is a piece that, in the first place, is meant to be a lot of fun. The composition based upon simple motifs should be performed in triplets and sounds best when played in a relaxed yet concen...

Funk-A-Lot' is based on an old Hungarian traditional. The performance of the melodic part should be rhythmically accurate - and, mostly, very short. Many of the notes contained herein require a clean...

Trajectory explores all facets of the saxophone quartet sound in dense, choral-like harmonies as well as alternating voice combinations. Musical dialogues and improvisation open up a field for intense...

Reflects the composers reactions to travelling through the Berlin Wall on his first European tour. Advanced

3-movement through-composed blues suite. Medium advanced

Slow funk.

Immerse yourself in the captivating jazz atmosphere of "A Night in Olneyville," published by the renowned Advance Music! This stylish piece for saxophone quintet (soprano, two altos, tenor, and barito...

Funk-shuffle, includes a written solo for alto sax.

Funk-groove, includes a written alto solo.

In 2007, the Goethe Institute invited me on a trip to Indonesia where I was supposed to record a CD. I was taking along a whole series of big band arrangements of Indonesian folk songs.'Di Sudut Bibir...

Bulgarian Bat Bite was written in 2003 as a commission by the Quartetto Italiano di Clarinetti. It is an adaption and expansion of the composer's 1992 duet, Khyberian Catfit, which is included in his...

This rhapsody, based on Eastern European music and Klezmer, contains four main themes: a waltz, a dance on asymmetrical rhythms, followed by a slow but expressive movement, a brilliant finale with Med...

A Klezmer Wedding is a set of four dances, newly-composed but based on traditional models. The Doina is an expressive chant for three successive soloists; it twists and turns with the wailing lament o...

The arrangement was commissioned and recorded by Prisma (members of the Vienna Philharmonic and Vienna Symphonic Orchestras). It can also be heard on That's Brass (Oculus Brass Quintet, FMCD 90101). M...

After initially introducing the theme in a mere 'cloud of sound', the piece, then, starts off in a Cajun/New Orleans groove. All the voices have their solo spots. More and more independent voices join...

A Klezmer Wedding is a set of four dances, newly-composed but based on traditional models. The Doina is an expressive chant for three successive soloists; it twists and turns with the wailing lament o...

A Klezmer Wedding is a set of four dances, newly-composed but based on traditional models. The Doina is an expressive chant for three successive soloists; it twists and turns with the wailing lament o...

Wooden Miniatures was commissioned by Washington State University in commemoration of the WSU Library Addition. Most of the compositional work was done in April and May of 1994. The work is dedicated...

Immerse yourself in the fascinating musical world of a true jazz legend! With this outstanding edition from Advance Music, alto saxophonists gain a profound and authentic insight into the genius of Le...

Three Short Stories, written for bassist John Goldsby, is an extended, through-composed three-movement piece. It contains improvised sections for both instruments, challenging passages of bass harmoni...

Mbira Magic was inspired by a beautiful and powerful song for voice and mbira by the Rhodesian musician Simon Mashoka.

Jingle Bells is a Christmas hit known all over the world, so why not play it in some diverse global styles? This was my initial thought when I began working on this arrangement. The opening takes us s...

This beautiful balladesque piece was originally written for the Hannover Radio Philharmonic, featuring Ack van Royen (flügelhorn) and Thomas Clausen (piano). The composer wrote out both solo parts. Ac...

Balkan Groove written for woodwind ensembles combines musical influences originating from the Balkans in southeast Europe and a dynamic groove typical of western music. This mixture results in an inge...

As an American jazz artist and educator based in South Africa since 1999, this is one in a set of pieces that reflect my musical and other experiences in this fascinating country. Kwazulu Zam was comp...