I play and write jazz, classical music (in particular, opera), and computer music.
Hear samples below. Email me for more music or more information.
My two latest albums, High Firmament and Ferment Below, released February 29, 2024 on Endectomorph.
The band on both:
Jacob Shulman — saxophone and clarinets;
Kayvon Gordon — drums;
Hayoung Lyou — piano;
Walter Stinson — bass;
with production/engineering/mixing by Lee Meadvin,
plus some additional clarinets by Jasper Dutz.
I wrote about the novel editing techniques at the heart of these records here, and summarized the compositional ideas here and here.
Click to watch Role Playing Game, my 2019 opera about love and identity online.
My first full-length release, Connectedness, came out on Endectomorph in 2021, featuring myself plus:
Avery Logan — drums;
Hayoung Lyou — piano;
Simón Willson — bass.
Read the liner notes here, and an extra post about the music here.
In 2014, I jumped the gun and put out an EP whose ill-advised goals do not take too much away from the performances of:
Greg Swiller — bass;
Harry Terrell — drums;
Isaac Wilson — piano.
A playthrough of a "piano piece" for MIDI keyboard + SuperCollider.
Various samples in various styles:
