travsul Travis (in Persian)
Last year I had the amazing opportunity to travel to London for a live TV show and show taping for BBC Persia. I performed with Rana Farhan, an Iranian born …
Travis on The Today Show next week!
I’m home today from work…happy MLK Day! Some exciting news…I’m going to be making my first network TV appearance on NBC’s The Today Show on January 29th at 9:30am. …
Going Uptown with Dr. Billy Taylor
I’m not really that much of a Dr. Billy Taylor fan, but I recently got hired to do a transcription of his version of Duke Ellington’s “Take the A Train,” …
Earthquake Relief…
Come out tonight and check out the Calvosa-Sullivan Project at Googie’s…’twill be a hootenanny. My heart goes out to the victims of the earthquake yesterday in Haiti. I can’t imagine …
Calvosa/Sullivan Project this week
I don’t have that much time to write today. New Year’s craziness! A quick performance announcement…this Wednesday will be the first performance of 2010 with the Calvosa/Sullivan project, aka CSP …
Back to Booking…
Trying to get gigs in NYC is pretty tough. There are so many musicians here and only so many places to play. Sure, there are plenty of restaurant gigs and …
Bjorkestra News: Milan, Blue Note, & a little rant
Exciting news. The Bjorkestra has been invited to perform in Milan, Italy by Aperitivo in Concerto . This concert series has included performances by artists like Sonny Rollins, Joe Lovano, and …
In the studio with Jed, and a show for next week!
The holiday season is officially over and I’m back in Brooklyn gearing up for the New Year. Yesterday I was in the studio in sort of an associate producer role …
Happy New Year everyone! The North Creek Adventure
I hope everyone had a great New Year’s Eve! My girlfriend and I traveled to Albany to have a little bit of a reunion with my friends Dave Berger and …
Jazz at the Hawaiian Tropic Zone!
Brrrrr. New York City suddenly got really cold yesterday. Not cool! Cold. I hope everyone in the northeast is staying warm. Last night I braved the freezing weather and went …