AXEMAN (2022): at the conclusion of the 1919 Spanish Flu, a murderer crept through the streets causing mass hysteria. And apparently he loved jazz music. He wrote an op-ed to the Times-Picayune addressing the townsfolk of New Orleans, instructing each and every one of them to play jazz music and a life would be spared. Presented as a radio drama for a trio of actors and accompanying jazz-based chamber ensemble, Axeman delves into the psychology of making profit off human suffering and an exploration of the American Dream.

 

THE DEAD WEST (2024): a story that intertwines the eerie suspense of a supernatural thriller with a desolate winter in the recently-old west. Clay, a mysterious traveler, and Marlow, a priest with a less than pious past, find refuge in a secluded church during an unrelenting blizzard. They exchange stories and peel away the layers of their histories, revealing secrets, deceit, and hidden motives. Their journey leads to a climactic encounter with unseen forces. Accompanied by trombone, guitar/double bass, piano, and percussion, the underscoring transports you to the desolate, old west, complete with a get-away train.