Chris Brubeck: News

Finished with Travels in Time for Three, the new piece I've been writing for Time for Three. It's a 4-movement work that embraces many musical genres from Jazz to Country, Irish Folk Music to Funk, Gospel to Classical. I'll post more about it under my Blog.

We've had the guys from Time for Three here at home this last week, jamming and playing through the new piece I'm writing for them. The piece has been commissioned by eight orchestras: The Boston Pops, Youngstown Symphony, Anchorage Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Wichita Symphony, Portland Symphony, IRIS Orchestra and Colorado Music Festival. We are really psyched because these guys are totally kicking butt! The piece premieres in March, 2010 in Youngstown. Stay tuned!

Tish & I got home yesterday after a whirlwind week in Sao Paulo, Brazil where I played two concerts with the Bachiana Filharmonica with Maestro Joao Carlos Martins. We had a blast, and I made many new musical friends and I'm looking forward to performing with them again when they come to New York and we play at Lincoln Center October 2 with my father, Dave Brubeck.
(http://www.lincolncenter.org/show_events_list.asp?eventcode=23010)

As you may have heard, my dad, Dave Brubeck, had a lung infection in early April and was laid up for several weeks. This gig tonight at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival is his first gig in about 2 months. Not wanting to fly anymore, and since I was already scheduled to play this gig, Tish & I drove Dave and Iola down to Florida, from our home in Connecticut, in a 31' RV. It was fun, and allowed both my parents to stretch out and put their feet up. It also allowed Dave to play piano on his electric piano, which I set up on the "kitchen" table. It's been pouring rain in Jacksonville for the last 5 days, and we just found out that tonight's gig has been moved indoors - I think a smart move! We're hoping the sun comes out and shines all weekend - there are a lot of great players in town here for this Festival. Gotta run to soundcheck now ... later!

This weekend's two premier concerts in Stockton, California were met with sustained standing ovations. The reviewer wrote: "This is a magical interplay between the auditory and the visual." Also excited because NPR did a story about the piece on Thursday, April 2nd, "All Things Considered". Click here to listen: