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My first record of all-original Jazz-Fusion tunes is out on Key West-based Conch Town Records! Read about it and listen here:https://www.backseatmafia.com/news-jazz-maestro-tim-mayer-releases-island-time-album/ The album was composed and recorded in the Florida Keys, and is a musical rendering of my impressions of Key West, among my most favorite...

I'm proud to have this collection of recordings be released by Jazz Legacy Productions (JLP).  Recorded live between 2011-2013 in the Florida Keys, featuring local musicians Phil Sampson (piano/bass), Skipper Kripitz, Matthew Watson (both drums), and on a couple of tracks, visiting drummer Don Gauck,...

I'll be joining the band accompanying the great Natalia Lafourcade, one of the most iconic vocalists of the Mexican popular music scene. She's celebrating the release of her latest album, De Todas Las Flores! Sadly, or gladly, the concert sold out in about...

I finally recieved my degree, having completed the thesis project, passing the exam with honors last summer (July 2021).  Watch for an EP of original music for saxophone quartet, coming soon! /*! elementor - v3.6.5 - 27-04-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} ...

It's my all time favorite Les Baxter record, and we'll hear it on this week's RCH. Also, Tony Martinez, Mr. Bongo and Eddie Cano together on Les Baxter's theme music from a cheesy '50s mummy movie. Plus tunes from Jose Bethancourt's Beat Tropicale, the Kirby...

Here's another from last month's awesome concert by the Paradise Big Band. It's such a gas to be part of this, as performer, arranger, and now, as composer! This is Passacaglia In Swing, an original composition that is part of the soundtrack for Tails Of...