Footage from our Summer 2021 concert at Shapeshifterlab is now online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYpUoe_azLc and
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News
I will be presenting at the International Society of Bassists 2021 Virtual Convention on Thursday June 10th, a discussion of Charlie Haden's performances with Ornette Coleman. This presentation is co-hosted by Dr. Fumi Tomita, and features a ...
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Sunday December 13th
4-5pm (EST)
Jazz Studies Collaborative Listening Party
Presented by Fumi Tomita
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Blog
Augmented Chords and Harmonic Minor in Davy Mooney's "Wrinkles"
While playing through a tune for an upcoming tour (“Wrinkles” by guitarist Davy Mooney) I was really taken by a particular sequence of harmonies centering on a Gbma7#5 chord. This ...
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Tips for The High School Jazz Audition
For the last several years I have been asked to assist in the audition process for the Manhattan School of Music Precollege Jazz program. I’ve seen hundreds of auditions and it’s striking how it’s a similar learning curve ...
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