With some of the spare time during lockdown this year, I made a second website for all the work I do as an arts manager. Or let’s say, for everything except making music. This one is still my personal website, but check out www.cirquidmusic.com for everything I’ve done in the past in event management, fundraising, […]
Very proud to be featured in Japan‘s jazz magazine „Way Out West“ in the November issue for my design work for Dave Douglas‘ label Greenleaf Music. Publisher of this magazine is the amazing artist and graphic designer Takao Fujioka. I discovered Takao‘s work during my first visit to New York in 2008. During this time
Many festivals have been cancelled all around the world due to the pandemic and many concerts have been moved to the online world. This year’s Festival Of New Trumpet Music will also consist of live streams and will take advantage of the situation and show case even more trumpet music from around the world. Join
I love large ensembles. Especially in the field of creative music there has always been so much great music written for big bands. From the iconic recordings of Gil Evans/Miles Davis and Count Basie/Frank Sinatra to all the contemporary works, I appreciate the wide range of colors and dynamics. After my last concerts before the
Today – May 1st, 2020 – trumpeter and composer Dave Douglas releases his tribute to the great Dizzy Gillespie. A project including these fine musicians: Dave Douglas, Dave Adewumi (trumpets), Matt Stevens (guitar), Fabian Almazan (piano), Carmen Rothwell (bass) and Joey Baron (drums). I am very happy that I could contribute the cover design for
Some more design work for Dave Douglas and Greenleaf Music. This record contains all 12 tracks of this year‘s subscribers series ENGAGE and will be released today. The album features Dave Douglas, Tomeka Reid, Anna Webber, Jeff Parker, Nick Dunston, Kate Gentile and special guests Riley Mulherkar and Dave Adewumi. www.greenleafmusic.comdavedouglas.bandcamp.com
I was back in New York for another edition of one of the most exciting festivals. The Festival of New Trumpet Music is of course all about the trumpet, but offers a musical variety like no other festival. Led by Dave Douglas, the 17th edition again presented a lot of great music and countless great trumpeters. I take
Design has always been a passion of mine. I’ve been able to do some work for Dave Douglas‘ label Greenleaf Music in recent years and it’s great to work with him and the whole team. I also designed the cover of his latest release Devotion with Uri Caine and Andrew Cyrille and I’m happy to
