a search for truth (blues for sdsu) (1998) four page score, transposed parts (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass, drumkit/vibraphone) -condensed from wind ensemble score

achieving (1999) lead sheet, transposed parts

all is silent (1998-1999) lead sheet, transposed parts

blurred image (1998) lead sheet, transposed parts

bright lights (1999-2000) two page score, everyone reads from score (two woodwinds, bass, percussion)

castles in the clouds (1998) lead sheet, transposed parts

the checkerboard (1998) lead sheet, transposed parts

clarity of thought (2001) two page score, everyone reads from score

dancing horses (on the wall) (1998) lead sheet, transposed parts

face in the crowd (for LK) (2001) six page score, transposed parts

firecliffs (2000) five page score, transposed parts (soprano/alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass, drumkit)

the freeway (1998)

in her garden (1998) two page score (solo piano)

is that you (earl)?/dogs don't bark at ghosts (1997-2000) two page score, transposed parts

kaleidoscope moon (early version) (1998) four page score, transposed parts (alto saxophone, bass, percussion-thundersheet, gong, two hubcaps, large spring, two bell plates, two triangles, small indian bells or finger cymbal chain, bongoes, low tom or conga, concert bass drum)

kaleidoscope moon I (1998-2001) five page score, everyone reads from score (soprano/alto/baritone saxophone, tenor/baritone saxophone/bass clarinet, bass, percussion-vibraphone/marimba/chimes)

This piece was conceived for four quartets - #1-soprano saxophone, vibraphone, bass clarinet, bass, #2-two tenor saxophone, marimba, bass, #3-alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, chimes, marimba, bass, #4-any four instruments

kaleidoscope moon II (1999-2001) four page score, transposed parts (soprano and two tenor saxophones, high voice, bass, percussion -two glockenspiels, two vibraphones, xylophone, chimes, almglocken and gong)

kaleidoscope moon III (1999) two page score, everyone reads from score (two woodwinds, bass, percussion)

joey (1998)-repetition structures/rhythmic notation

josh jones (1998-2000) lead sheet, transposed parts

the leaf song (1998) lead sheet, transposed parts

lonesome tree (1999) lead sheet, transposed parts

making my way thru it (2002) six page score, transposed parts (flute/alto saxophone, tenor saxophone/bass clarinet, bass, vibraphone)

obscured by shadows (remembering henry grimes) (2000-2001) five page score, transposed parts (soprano saxophone,tenor saxophone/bass clarinet, bass, drumkit) october calm (1999) lead sheet, transposed parts

one of these days (2000) one page score, transposed parts

one rainy night (1997) lead sheet, transposed parts

parabolic flower (1998) one page score for any size ensemble

promises (1998-1999) lead sheet, transposed parts

secrets (for stella) (2000) two page score, transposed parts (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone/bass clarinet, bass, drumkit, high voice)

silverfish (1998) -extended form, odd meters, poem

solitary lines (delineation of a circular motive) (1993-1999) two page score, transposed parts (soprano/alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass, drumkit/vibraphone)

something bright for a dark corner (2000) two page score, transposed parts (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone/bass clarinet, bass, drumkit)

starsong (1999-2001) four page score, transposed parts (soprano/alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass, drumkit)

waiting in vain (1998/2002) -modal, 9/4

we kiss in a shadow on the other side of this (2002) three page score, everyone reads from score (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass, drumkit)

who are those guys? #3 (1999) lead sheet, transposed parts

wisdom of not knowing I (2002) -for soprano sax, bass clarinet, vibraphone and bass -eight page score, separate transposed parts

Wisdom... was composed for a quartet of flute, bassoon, bass and vibraphone, and was later changed to soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, bass and vibraphone for the quartet Return To One. Structurally the piece has three main notated sections with improvisation sections between. The opening 43 bar statement (section A) sets the harmonic framework for the piece and opens to an improvisation (section B) with pitch and rhythmic cells to be use at the discretion of the performers. Section C recasts some of the material used in Sections A and B at a faster tempo, segueing into section D, an abstraction of C that takes the melodic fragments and puts them into modular cells to be played in any order by the performer. This allows a pitch and phrase "jigsaw matrix". Section E gives the bass and vibraphone an exit vamp for the woodwinds players to improvise over, and E1 is a brief 18 bar melodic phrase for the woodwinds that fits over the vamp. The opening pitch scheme is briefly rephrased in four part harmony as a closing coda.

wind (standing waves) (1998) lead sheet, transposed parts

a secret no one knows II (2002) three page score, everyone reads from score

Certain Parts (for Ward Baxter) (2002-2003) five page score, everyone reads from score

Child Of The Earth (2003) one page score, everyone reads from score

Eyes In The Back Of My Head (2005-2006) - six page winds part, five page bass/drum part

Indian Head Canyon (2003-2004) three page score, everyone reads from score

Put Some Butter On It (for Malachi Favors Maghoustus) (2004) -for solo bass, two page score

shrouded over with fog (as if the world were about to end) (2000) three page score, everyone reads from score

Staring At The Sun (for archer) (2000) one page score, transposed parts

Those Who Remember (for Justin) (2001, revised 2003) -for improvising quintet, piano and tape, two page quintet score, one page piano score, CD (3:22), tape realized July 2001

Written for the group Cosmologic, this piece was originally conceived of as a studio piece so that Scott Walton could play both the piano and bass parts. It was later expanded to include guitarist Al Scholl. The piece uses quarter-tone notation, shape notation, melodic fragments and repetition structures. The tape was constructed out of processed florescent light and clock recordings with pitch shifted brake drums entering towards the end. This section was conceived as a stepping off point for extended improvisation and a chance to have all of Cosmologic play percussion. Inspired by a strange evening in Tijuana with Greg to see Pan Sonic at Don Loope. My truck was broken into and someone stole my backpack and stickbag, nothing of any value - minidiscs from a RTO tour and a book of my poetry. This led me to think about the RTO minidiscs, which I never got to listen to. So this piece is about memory consolidation, the passing of time and is dedicated to Justin Grinnell, one of the few people to attend the concert documented on a lost mindisc. This piece was performed as a whole when Rick Helzer joined the quartet Return To One at a performance on June 25th 2002.

X Marks The Spot (2001-2004) four page score, everyone reads from score

wolf in sheeps clothing (2001) one page score, everyone reads from score

Downtime (2005) - four page score for three instruments, pages to be read in any order

finding your inner greg (for Mark Dresser) (2007) - one page score

for Tillman Anthony (2006) - for solo percussionist

iii (2005) - one page score for any three instruments

Lady In The Window (2006) - one page score

Loop (2002) - one page score for any instrumentation

Nevermore (2005) - one page score, for vibraphone/bass/percussion

One Rabbit Down (2006) - one page score, for any instrumentation, melodic contour piece

Slack Theory I (2005) - one page score, for any three instrumentation

Slack Theory II (2005) - one page score, for any two like instruments

Slack Theory III (2005) - one page score, for any three instrument

This Is The Retirement Home (2005) - one page score for any two instruments, rhythmic notation

Zeitgeist III (2007) - one page score

a secret no one knows III (2002) -

encinitas and everything after (2007) six page score, transposed parts (flute, bass clarinet, vibraphone, acoustic bass, drumkit/percussion)

following the moon I (2005) three page score, everyone reads from score (high voice/piano, vibraphone/berimbau, acoustic bass, drumkit)

in her garden II (1998) three page score, everyone reads from score (soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, vibraphone, acoustic bass)

in the year of the lion (for Wadada Leo Smith) (2001) two page score, everyone reads from score (flute, bass clarinet, bass,vibraphone/marimba, percussion)

1/26/78 (2004) six page score, transposed parts

The Dilemna of Harry (2006) -

There Is Beauty There Waiting For You (for joni mitchell) (2001) two page score, everyone reads from score (voice/piano, vibraphone, bass, drumkit)

Walled Garden (for Ruth Larabee) (1994) -one page lead sheet

Waterlillies (for James Lynn) (2004) - for piano, vibraphone, acoustic bass and percussion - five page score

Against The Black Spiders Kiss (for Frederico Garcia Lorca) (2007)

Building Bridges (for Walter Gropius) (2001-2004) three page score, everyone reads from score

Elegy (2007) three page score, transposed parts

Keep On Truckin, Brother (2007) one page lead sheet, transposed parts

New Land (2007) three page score, transposed parts