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Join me for the winter clearance event (AKA a year-end show)
December 3, 2025
Hello friends! I can’t believe we’ve reached December. It has been a year full of twists and turns to say the least, so it’s only appropriate to send off...
Thank you Jack Dejohnette
November 4, 2025
Hi friends, I’m writing with something a little different today—a miniature tribute to Jack DeJohnette, one of my greatest musical inspirations, who passed...
Rounding out October with a couple good ones
October 21, 2025
Goodafternoon friends! First and foremost I hope you are all staying safe and vigilant about your own well-being and the well-being of your neighbors in...
Celebrate my birthday with me
October 14, 2025
Hi friends! I wanted to start by saying thank you to all of you for the support over the years. I turned 33 last week, and was also named a recipient of a...
Art for resilience + upcoming show dates
September 18, 2025
Hello friends! I hope you all are well and remaining safe as we head into fall. This is my favorite time of the year. Though we find ourselves in...
Performing at Chicago’s newest record store
August 26, 2025
Good morning friends!I’m writing to invite you to a special performance at Artifact Records this Sunday, August 31 from 2 PM to 4 PM.The Tommy Carroll Trio...
Accidental acts of activism
July 23, 2025
Hello friends! I'm still riding the high from performing at the ADA35 celebration at Malcom X College yesterday. In addition to getting to perform a great...
Celebrating disability pride month
July 15, 2025
Hello friends! First off, I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who came out to Earth-Space Balance last Friday. The event was a tremendous...
Let’s enjoy sound together this Friday
July 9, 2025
Hello friends! Just hopping into your inboxes to remind you that Earth-Space Balance is this Friday! I've curated this event to provide a space that is...
The new calculated discomfort + party tickets
June 25, 2025
Hello friends! First off, I'm very excited that we're just a little more than two weeks away from Earth-Space Balance, Calculated Discomfort's summer party....
You’re invited to the party
June 18, 2025
Happy summer friends! Calculated Discomfort is leveling up, and I'm throwing a party to celebrate. For a while now I've been having trouble determining...
Concert tomorrow, new music today
May 30, 2025
Happy Friday friends! Just a reminder that tomorrow night's concert at Unity Park is still on! Kyle Werle and I will be debuting our Plutonian Research...
Join me for the first outdoor concert of the season
May 13, 2025
Hi friends! As beautiful weather begins to sweep its way into town, I want to invite you to a performance on May 31st. Synthesizer player Kyle Werle and I...
Magic and interplanetary experiments in May
May 2, 2025
Hi friends! Hope you all are doing well. My performances the last few months have primarily focused on the development of my jazz compositions. Now, I'm...
Live at Lemon Chicago this Friday
April 9, 2025
Good afternoon friends! Thank you all so much for the kind words so far about Sound Sculpture. If you haven't had a chance to check it out yet, the album is...
Sound Sculpture: live at the art institute of Chicago
April 4, 2025
Just like metal, clay, or wood, sound can be shaped to occupy space and accent an environment. At the end of 2024, I had the opportunity to present two...
New release and new show incoming...
April 1, 2025
Good morning friends! Two quick but exciting announcements this week. First off, this Friday I will be releasing Sound Sculpture: Live at the Art Institute...
A week of fun and inventive shows
March 4, 2025
Hi friends! No essay this week,. I just wanted to share a few events that are sure to warm the spirit and spark imagination. Hope to catch you out and about....
Artist headspace vs. musician headspace + Whistler March 5th
February 18, 2025
Good afternoon friends! First off, I wanted to give you all an early heads up that my trio featuring Marcos Rios (guitar) and Lyn Rye (bass) will be...
The farther you go, the closer you get: thoughts on the creative process
February 11, 2025
Hello friends! I can't believe it was eight years ago today when I released my first album Not Amazing. Up to that point, I had spent years playing in bands,...
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