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Here is the spotlight feature in May’s Hot House magazine on page 25! We are very proud to be included in this publication. Click below for the full screen view then click again at the bottom of the page to enlarge our article. They are so in tune with each other that the co-leaders of New Tricks, tenor saxophonist Mike Lee and trumpeter Ted Chubb, refer to them as “Shellen,” a combination of their first names. . . . → Read More: Shellen gets some home town love! From the very first note of the recording, it’s clear that the band is steeped in the jazz tradition, but what’s also evident is the energy of young musicians looking to explore new territory. Long may they journey and continue to make great music. . . . → Read More: Raves! from TheJazzPage.com Here are some of the fantastic photos taken by our band friend and photographer Jeff Stella. Check him out more at www.jeffstellaphoto.com
Kellen Harrison
Ted Chubb
Mike Lee 
Shawn Baltazor Yes, we now sponsor a local volleyball team! You have to see these t-shirts in action! And yes you can have a New Tricks t-shirt too! 
The New Tricks V-Ball Team! 
Mike's B-Day at the Flamingo Bowl! After a great weekend in Kalamazoo at the Union Caberet we got up early on sunday morning for a 7 hour drive to St. Louis. We played that evening at the “Bistro” with our friends from Webster Grove High School directed by our friend Kevin Cole. It is amazing to see the amount of kids he can inspire to want to play jazz. Our set went great and it was a pleasure to play in one our country’s great clubs. After the gig, we went out to celebrate Mike’s birthday. After a few libations we headed to the Flamingo Bowl, followed by a sprint through the rain in our suits from the gig. If Mike is our “Old Dog” he certainly was not that night. The next afternoon we went to Webster Groves to work with the students and do our “Jazz is a language” workshop. That evening we . . . → Read More: The Big Push. We had a great weekend in Kalamazoo. It started with a clinic at Western Michigan University Friday afternoon where we heard two outstanding young groups play for us in the afternoon. Then we performed Friday and Saturday at the Union Cabaret. Here’s the first video of the tour. This is Ted’s brand new tune – Cloud 9.
On tuesday we had a chance to sleep in and have a slow morning in Ann Arbor. We headed out to the van and begun to load up when Kellen realized that he had lost his ipod. This seems as a mundane occurence but not to a musician. If he had lost his girlfriend or been mugged for his wallet we would have told him to forget about it and move on. But no this was his ipod full of all his music! So we took the good part of an hour to search through the van and the parking lot, but found no ipod. We headed back to the UM music building and searched around the parking lot and in the building. We checked the lost and found. No ipod. We head back over to where we had parked the evening before and Kellen gets out of the van looks down on the ground and finds his ipod waiting for him on . . . → Read More: Ann Arbor to Iowa City and back to Chicago. Our New CD drops today! We’re so proud of this effort. It’s the first documentation which represents our WORKING BAND. It was recorded after several weeks of touring last year and shows our unique blend and personal interactive style. It’s available on iTunes, CDBaby and Digstation. Purchase at iTunes:
At CDBaby:
 On Amazon:  The last two days have seen us in Chicago – where we had a very welcome day off, and Ann Arbor, where we gave a clinic to two of the student combos. 
Pharez Whitted visits with Ted and New Tricks The day in Chicago was a good day where Jazz Record Mart and the Green Mill were in our agenda. I visited with my childhood buddy, Jimmy Stella and Ted visited with Paul Levy, his friend for many years. In the evening we met Ted’s teacher from his days in Columbus, the renowned trumpeter, Pharez Whitted.
New Tricks with Geri Allen Today, we drove to Ann Arbor where we gave a clinic to two student combos at the University of Michigan. I was surprised and honored to be introduced . . . → Read More: Tour Takes us to Chicago, Ann Arbor
Our host for the show on friday was the fantastic tenor player Pat Breiner and friend of Mike’s and mine from NY. He has relocated to Madison for a bit and began creating a vibrant music series at a great recording studio called Audio for the Arts. Pat and his girlfriend Emily were fantastic hosts and we had a great time sampling the different local beer and food of Madison. The gig that evening went great. Audio for the arts is a beautiful recording studio owned by Steve Gotcher with a great sound. . . . → Read More: New Tricks is back on tour and all is right in the world. A killer date sure to be loved by anyone looking for a fast ball right down the middle. . . . → Read More: Our first new review of Alternate Side! Here is a link to a new radio interview with Mike on WSUM 91.7 FM in Madison WI on Adam Sorber’s show “Out on a Limb”. Check it out! |
 
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