Jeremy Keller is a guitarist/composer based in Alhambra, CA. He currently plays in groups such as Monte Carlo 76 and the Dead Air Trio. He is close to completing his Masters degree at Cal State LA.
Here's something I've been working on lately. It started as a guitar riff and I decided to develop it a little more.
The Blue Mountain's Sun Drummer is a set full of brash, in-your-face spontaneity, which is a meeting of expectations when the musicians at hand are trumpeter/multi-instrumentalist Wadada Leo Smith and the late drummer, Ed Blackwell. Smith's contribution to the free jazz cannon stretches back to his days with Chicago's Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), while Blackwell rose to prominence as a member of Ornette Coleman's legendary quartet.
Here is the video that I shot at Christmas With Bessie. It is not complete, some of the performances were left out because of space on my Flip and just plain forgetfulness. Enjoy!
Here's a midi mock-up of a piece I was working on this quarter. I called it For Charles Mingus since I was inspired by the Town Hall Concert album when I started to write it. I'm hoping to get it played live at the Composer's Forum at school next quarter.
