Taking a funky drum solo on James Brown’s ‘Get Up’ in Juneau, Alaska
Playing trio with the virtuosic Georgian pianist/Berklee professor Giorgi Mikadze, and my friend/former roommate Isaac Coyle
A 13 minute party with the Berklee Tower of Power Ensemble
Drum cam footage from the debut of a new song Kyle wrote called "Quarantine" at our gig July 12th, 2022 at the Hope Center in Pleasant Hill.
Recorded during the heart of the pandemic, a time which was more of a desert for musical opportunities, this uplifting session with Jazz Mafia and St. Panther meant a lot to me and others involved.
Live Recording session for one of my amazing friend Joey Madison’s original songs
Playing one of my favorite songs ever - ‘It Phils So Good’ - by Kyle Athayde, in Sitka, Alaska 2019
A solo in 7/8 with the SFJazz High School All Star Combo at Next Gen Jazz Fest 2019
Taking a solo over the end of Bryce Hayashi's tune "I Hope You See It" at the Lafayette jazz workshop 2019
An open drum solo with Jazz Mafia during the ‘Jazz Mafia Tuesdays’ livestream series in the pandemic
Taking a solo on the roof of the co-op house ‘Casa Zimbabwe’ in Berkeley, CA
A fun pandemic project - Playing a virtual duet with my friend, the very skilled trad jazz trumpet specialist Joe Boga
A fun pandemic project - A cover of Snarky Puppy’s “Grown Folks” by the SFJazz “Blursday” Night band. (Typically called the Monday Night Band, but since all the days blurred together during quarantine…)
A fun pandemic project - Nate Sparks original “Snow Day,” ft. the great Jon Hatamiya on trombone
A fun pandemic project - mash-up arrangement by Nate Sparks of Stevie Wonder’s “Do I Do” and Ja Rule’s “Livin it Up”
Playing with Kyle Athayde’s incredible big band on his original, “Social Distancing” Ft. Jon Hatamiya, Lafayette, CA 2023
Playing with Kyle Athayde’s incredible big band on his original, “Appalachian Mountain Song” Ft. Eddie Barbash, Sitka, Alaska 2019
Playing with Kyle Athayde’s incredible big band on his arrangement of Green Chimneys Ft. Leo P. Sitka, Alaska 2019
Playing with Kyle Athayde’s incredible big band on his arrangement of the Super Mario Bros. Theme, Sitka, Alaska 2019
A very joyous recording session with jazz mafia that I participated in the summer before I began college
An original composition of mine recorded at George Lucas’ Skywalker Sound with the SFJazz Highschool All-Star combo in 2019
Promotional video for a talented peer of mine Sam Best’s sound design website
A Nate Sparks original composition inspired by Mario Kart music, recorded at Juilliard in March 2020
An amazing Nate Sparks original composition, recorded at Juilliard in March of 2020
Music video for a funky, neo soul influenced Chinese track by Sawa Chan that I played on