Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  I am happy to share a video I create for Space Cabin Audio’s “Galaxy Drums” Samples. In this video, I explain how I use a custom set of E-drums to trigger high quality drum samples, using my pads thru an  audio rig in real time.

In the composition, I created a reduction/expansion going from 9 beats to 1 then reversing back using a long pulse (3beats) as my theme. Within this theme, I cut up the time in duple, triple, 4:3 and then finaly trying to cut the long pulses into groups of 5 and 8. Very challenging and creative for me!

Galaxy drums is having a black friday sale now till monday.

Galaxy Drums

Now on to my tour in china.

With my teachers’s teacher Guruji Samir Chatterjee and his awesome son
Playing @ The Cutting Room

Last week was a great time playing Shawn Lovaot’s Cd release. Be sure to grab a copy @ http://skirlrecords.com/ I will be touring in China if all goes well next month. Will post some shots of the trip

Purchase CD disc thru Artist
https://chriscarrollmusic.com/cd
or @
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Cd Release Is June 6 7-9 @ 55 Bar NYC

Chris released his third album “House Call”, 11 tracks in organ jazz trio format. Breaking away from his second record “Current Shifts”, the drummer moves from global, exploratory improvisation to American Soul Jazz. Paying homage to organ based music, he shows equal respect to both groove and swing. From the first track, “Three of Three” with its heavy back beat, to the last swinging blues track ”The Vague Reply“, Chris reveals his deep respect for this form of music. He draws inspiration from the blues, swing, 60s rock as well as his fellow musicians. He showcases three original compositions by guitarist Jay Azzolina written exclusively for “House Call”. Saxophonist/Composer “Peyton Pleninger”, contributes a beautiful Boogaloo song, written when he was only 19. Organist Brian Charette is in full command at gluing the band’s time while maintaining harmony, melody and forward motion as well as contribution his own unique originals and arrangements.

Well this Cd has been a great process to record and it is now available to the public.

Go to Cds page to order today.

Final pressing in Progress! Check it out!

Playing jazz can be fun, really when your just playing with friends and having a good time. Thats what this is!

Aaron Burnett-Tenor Sax
Nat Janoff-Guitar
James Robbins-Bass

Took some photos of recent gigs around town