After a very productive time in Austin, Texas, I along with my
wife Karin and son Stuart have moved to Boulder, Colorado. I am happy to say
that I have a lot of new musical projects in the works, both in Boulder and
Austin.
Two New Albums
There are two albums to be released from the Austin based musical
projects in which I am currently involved: an untitled trio album which is in
the mixing stages, and a composer’s collective album which very close to going
to print!
Rebooting Two Older Projects
My very dear friend Brett McKinney, whom I’ve known since Kindergarten
and is my first musical collaborator who is the drummer for Phoenix based metal
band Malo de Dentro, have been writing new material and recording some demos
for first time since 1993. Our rock band, Gypsy Sunrise, existed for almost
four years before we shifted gears and focused our energy on our high school
jazz combo. So far we are very happy with the song writing progress and it
looks like we will have lots of new music to share in the near future!
Back in September of 2015, I had the opportunity to reunite
and work a private event at Chautauqua Park with Boulder native, Dan Cantrick. Originating
in Los Angeles, our guitar duet performed both jazz and classical at the West L.A. venue, Boulevard Music.
It has been fun spending time with him in a different geographical and musical context.
 |
| Thanks to Jack Sasson for sharing his photo of me sitting in at Vic's Cafe |
I am enjoying the music scene in Colorado and have been attending
the many jam sessions in Denver and Boulder. Much like Austin’s jazz scene, the
musicians have been very welcoming.
Be sure to visit my blog for regular updates which will
include audio and video samples of the above mentioned projects!
Thanks, Dan Andersen 3/8/2016
