New Tricks Jazz

Obviously to any one who has checked in on our site to see the progress of the California tour has seen that we have not been as motivated to update our tour blog.  I guess we have been so into experiencing California that we have let it slide.  So as I fly back to Jersey [...]

The more this band grows the more I realize how special of a musical and personal situation New Tricks is.  The more we play the more our friendships deepen and the musical depths we are able to explore open up wider and wider.  The experience of touring for 5 weeks with a group of friends [...]

We’ve got another tour coming up! California! We go to Kellen & Shawn’s home towns and many other gigs. Get all the information on our itinerary. http://newtricksjazz.com/itinerary/

Yesterday we went over to Shawn’s and began recording our new record.  It was the most refreshing experience in the studio I have ever had.  We all knew the tunes so well from playing them on the road for 3 weeks that we were able to get to a really creative place in the studio!! [...]

Please visit our Facebook page to view all of our photos from our recent 3 week midwest tour.

20 Cities, 3,894 miles, 2 days and 20 hrs total driving time! View Larger Map

Check out this video of our new tune “Shellen vs Chee”.  We had a great time performing and working with the students at West High School.

Day 7 – Friday: We had a fairly relaxing day in Galesburg. We had a great lunch with our wonderful host, Nikki Malley at the Landmark Restaurant. Then we gave a clinic at Knox College. This was one of our best clinics. The guys in the band are really contributing to the clinics and letting [...]

Here is a video of one of our new tunes Optimistic-Lee by Mike.  We had a great time playing in this beautiful 700 seat hall.  This has been one of our best gigs to date on the tour!  We had a blast.  

Ok, before I dispense a whole bunch of sentimental platitudes, let me state that I am naturally uncomfortable with sentimental platitudes. I’m much more comfortable with self-deprecating or playfully derisive discourse. That being said, my recent experiences with New Tricks almost require me to tread into this somewhat awkward realm of kind praise and thankfulness. [...]

I am very excited and proud of this band and our new recording. I have not been apart of a group with quite this level of communication and unity. We all really enjoy playing together, hanging together, ….. and making fun of Mike. I think that the music really express this. Please enjoy the clips [...]

Welcome to the New Tricks website. We’re just getting started. We’re going with a blog type of format here because, a) it’s easy and b) we’re hoping to create a dynamic place to interact with our friends and fans.