The Travis Sullivan Quartet “New Directions” CD Release Date Announced!
I’m pleased to announce my Posi-Tone Records debut CD “New Directions” with The Travis Sullivan Quartet will be released on May 10, 2011. This album, recorded last June, is my …
Currently seeking new piano, saxophone, and composition students!
This is a quick shout out to all of my NYC friends and colleagues. I’m currently in the process of building a roster of piano, saxophone, and composition students, and …
The Identity Crisis Hip-Hop Blowout @ The Shrine this week!
The Identity Crisis will be performing in Harlem this Friday, February 25 at 10pm. We’re very excited to have two special guests, the rappers Vision and Akir Plan, joining us …
Week 3 at IAR: The Casual Sextet
Since 2000 I’ve written a number of pieces that aren’t the usual “lead sheet” type of jazz tune. I formed The Casual Sextet to perform these compositions. We’ve been playing …
Week 2 at IAR: Recording with the Calvosa Sullivan Project
I’ve been co-writing songs with my good friend and former Manhattan School of Music classmate Kat Calvosa for the past 2 years. This has been an incredibly educational experience for …
Recording at The Institute of Audio Research, Week 1
This past Monday I had the first of my four weeks worth of recording sessions at The Institute of Audio Research (IAR). They have this really cool program that’s basically …
The next Bjorkestra show…The Falcon, August 20
I got my sights set on next month, with July rapidly coming to a close and no more performances until August (Next week at Spike Hill with my new trio …
Saturday Night in NYC: Yutaka Uchida Quartet at Hirai Mong
This evening I had the pleasure of checking out my friend and former Anti-Elevator Mission cohort Yutaka Uchida’s band at this great Korean restaurant on St. Mark’s in the East …
The Bjorkestra 7tet next week, Blue Note or bust!
I’m really excited about my show with the Bjorkestra 7-piece band at the Blue Note next week (Monday, March 1). In addition to my regular cohorts Becca, Ian, and Yoshi, …