Upcoming Events
Sam Blakeslee Large Ensemble Recording Session
Conducting Sam Blakeslee’s Large Ensemble for his new double album!
"The New Day Bends Light" Album Release Party!
Come celebrate the (finally!) release of our debut album, “The New Day Bends Light” at the historic Birdland Jazz Club! CDs will be for sale too.
Album Release Date!
It’s finally arrived! Our long awaited labor of love, “The New Day Bends Light,” that began in August 2019 is finally coming out today.
Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly of Shadows at Birdland
Conducting Remy’s amazing music with his Grammy-nominated ensemble, Assembly of Shadows.
Sam Blakeslee's Large Ensemble at Birdland
Conducting Sam Blakeslee’s beautiful music at Birdland.
Joel Harrison: New Works
Conducting Joel Harrison’s big band… including an epic new work, “Breath,” he wrote for choir and big band!
Erica Seguine | Shan Baker Orchestra at Birdland
We’re excited make our debut at this iconic venue full of jazz history. Come celebrate with us! 1 set only
Sam Blakeslee Large Group
Conducting Sam’s wonderful large ensemble music at this free outdoor performance!
Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly of Shadows at Birdland
Conducting Remy Le Boeuf’s beautiful music and wonderful orchestra.
Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly of Shadows at Culture Lab LIC
Conducting with Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly of Shadows at Culture Lab LIC. Remy writes beautiful, intense, complex music, and if you haven’t heard it yet, come out and hear what his music is all about!
Lunar Faire
The coolest event happening in NJ. Celebrate the full moon with the ESSBO! On top of our big band, there will be fire dancing, a drum circle, witch spells, vendors selling crystals and aromatherapy, astrology and tarot readers, and the Lunar Queene! This Lunar Faire will be at the long CLOSED AND ABANDONED Jungle Habitat in West Milford, NJ (109 Airport Rd, West Milford, NJ)
WIJO “Alone Together” Video Debut
45 women from the Women in Jazz Organization Mentors Program “come together” (aka record parts/videos separately and get mashed together) to record Yu Nishiyama’s and my arrangement of “Alone Together” during this quarantine period. In addition to co-writing the arrangement, I’m in the little conducting box!
You can now watch it here!
Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly of Shadows
Conducting with Remy Le Boeuf’s beautiful music with his ensemble Assembly of Shadows at the Horace Mann School.
Meetinghouse Jazz Orchestra- Annual MLK Benefit Concert
Conducting with the Meetinghouse Jazz Orchestra for their annual Martin Luther King Jr. concert to benefit the homeless shelter at the Friends Seminary. All proceeds benefit the shelter! Performing works by myself, Meg Okura, and Todd Anderson.
Erica Seguine/Shan Baker Orchestra
The Erica Seguine/Shan Baker Orchestra returns to the Jazz Gallery! Sets at 7:30pm and 9:30pm. The Jazz Gallery is on the 5th floor of 1160 Broadway.
$20/$10 for members
Women's Composers Night- Jen Allen/Meg Okura/Tracy Yang
Conducting Meg Okura’s whimsical music for this showcase featuring three composers (who all happen to be women) who I respect very much.
$15
Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly of Shadows CD Release!
Conducting with Remy Le Boeuf’s imaginative ensemble, Assembly of Shadows, for his CD Release at the Jazz Gallery! Sets at 7:30pm and 9:30pm.
$20/$10 for members
Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly of Shadows CD Release!
Conducting with Remy Le Boeuf’s imaginative ensemble, Assembly of Shadows, for his CD Release at the Jazz Gallery! Sets at 7:30pm and 9:30pm.
$20/$10 for members
Erica Seguine/Shan Baker Orchestra Recording Session
The ESSBO is finally going into the beautiful Oktaven Audio Recording Studio to record our first album! (Due to now be released in 2021)
Erica Seguine/Shan Baker Orchestra
The Erica Seguine/Shan Baker at the Slope Lounge in Brooklyn. Two sets of original music.
The D.O.M.E. Experience- Final Concert of the BxMA CoLab Commission
Conducting with the D.O.M.E. Experience for their final performance as part of their year-long residency at the Bronx Museum of the Arts. This ensemble is founded/led by two amazing musicians and composers, ArcoIris Sandoval and Mimi Jones, and their musical explores themes of social justice and the environment. On top of a mini studio orchestra ensemble (small string section plus horn section plus rhythm section), they incorporate visual media as well as choreography! A show not to be missed.
Erica Seguine/Shan Baker Orchestra
The Erica Seguine/Shan Baker Orchestra will be at the Jazz Gallery for two sets of music: 7:30pm/9:30pm
$15/Free for Members
Symphonic Jazz Orchestra premiere of "Regeneration"
Premiere of my newest work, “Regeneration,” written for a full-sized studio orchestra! The Symphonic Jazz Orchestra is founded and conducted by Mitch Glickman and features some of the best studio musicians in LA. The concert also features a new work by G. Patrick Gandy as well as a re-realized version of Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” featuring renowned pianist Bill Cunliffe
Meetinghouse Jazz Orchestra- Annual MLK Benefit Concert
Conducting with the Meetinghouse Jazz Orchestra for their annual Martin Luther King Jr. concert to benefit the homeless shelter at the Friends Seminary. All proceeds benefit the shelter! Performing works by myself and Meg Okura. Also featuring Sabrina Cleary’s ensemble.
The D.O.M.E. Experience- BxMA CoLab Commission
Conducting with the D.O.M.E. Experience as part of their year-long residency at the Bronx Museum of the Arts. This ensemble is founded/led by two amazing musicians and composers, ArcoIris Sandoval and Mimi Jones, and their musical explores themes of social justice and the environment. On top of a mini studio orchestra ensemble (small string section plus horn section plus rhythm section), they incorporate visual media as well as choreography! A show not to be missed.
Erica Seguine/Shan Baker Orchestra
The Erica Seguine/Shan Baker Orchestra at the Slope Lounge. Two sets of original music.
BMI- New Works for Big Band, Annual Showcase Concert
Conducting Meg Okura’s “Afrasia” with the BMI Big Band for the annual summer showcase concert.
J-Orchestra Presents World Premieres by Female Composers
Works by Meg Okura, Migiwa Miyajima, and myself. Premiere of my arrangement of Nurit Hirsh’s “Oseh Shalom” for the J-Orchestra (18 musician big band).