Hello Blog readers! It’s been five years since I uploaded anything on here but I’d like to start posting more regularly. This will be a casual home for all sorts of random music related things happening in my life. That being said I’d like to dive into a recent project and gig I did in order to give a glimpse into my life of drumming/writing work. The US Army Field Band's "Jazz Ambassadors" The Call I recently moved to the DMV area with my family after winning a job with the

I recently completed a transcription of Frankie Dunlop's first two choruses on "Monk's Dream" by Thelonious Monk and thought I would share it here if anyone is interested in checking it out. Frankie is a really brilliant and quirky player that I feel isn't given enough credit, but he swings so hard. Happy Shedding! Colman.