What Is This Thing Called Love? by Cole Porter
-Chris pena: Piano
-Jesse Arbro: Drums
-John Chapman: Bass
Insomia by Zach Gillespie
-Noah Kellman: Piano
-Kate Davis: Bass
-Colin McDaniel: Drums
-Paul Erik-Melhus: Tenor
-McKenna Whisler: Vocals
A Shade of Jade by Joe Henderson
-Noah Kellman: Piano
-Kate Davis: Bass
-Colin McDaniel: Drums
-Paul Erik-Melhus: Tenor
-Patrick Langham: Alto
Days of Sorrow by Zach Gillespie
-Sedona Jazz On The Rocks Youth Band
Influences
Stevie Wonder, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Bach, Cannonball Adderly, Terence Blanchard, Clifford Brown, The Roots, Bob Marley, Freddie Hubbard, Jimi Hendrix, Rachmoninoff, John Mayer, Herbie Hancock, Mozart, Joshua Redman, Keith Jarrett, Miles Davis.
Zachary Gillespie is a senior at Ironwood High School in Glendale, Arizona. He has performed with ensembles at Deer Valley High School, The Young Sounds of Arizona, Arizona All-State Jazz Band, 2008 Gibson/Baldwin GRAMMY Jazz Ensemble, 2008 Brubeck Summer Colony, the 2009 Jazz Band of America, and the 2009 Next Generation Jazz Orchestra. He has performed at the annual conference of the International Association for Jazz Education, Midwest International Band & Orchestra Clinic, The Next Generation Jazz Festival in Monterey, and the Western International Band Conference. He has performed with Dan Brubeck, Bobby Shew, Pete Christlieb, Chris Brubeck, Rebeca Mauleon, Wayne Bergeron, Christian Scott, Wycliffe Gordon, and McCoy Tyner.
Lol i can't imagine you "more busy". But pretty damn dandy my man! just be sure to keep in touch over the years and never delete your myspace or I will go to new york with K9's and hunt you down.
Hey there. I just saw you were playing at the Rhythm Room in July and looked up your profile. You sound really good! I'm pretty positive I'll be at your gig. Look forward to it! -Paul
Hello! Just wanted to drop in and let you know that pre-orders for my new jazz standards album "Bittersweet" are now taking place! The first 100 pre-orders will receive a signed and numbered copy! Release date is set for May 19th, but you will get your copy a few days earlier! Kate and I are very excited about the record, and we can't wait for you to hear it. Head over to www.bittersweetthealbum.com to pre-order! Thanks! ~Mark
ha yeah but hey it'd be cool man just gotta control yourself and you're pretty good at that. i mean you've been keeping yourself from all your friends! ha but yeah dude i hope you get into that new school thing in NY. that'd be badass. but coming to asu would be cool too :) we could see each other EVERY DAY! wow... i'm thinkin its a done deal, yeah?
oh damn well its too bad you didn't make it dude. hopefully you can get the 20 grand to get to the New School. thats for the brubeck institute right? wow lots of money lol but yeah man ASU! you should go! we'd be in the same dorm area of you went into the fine arts program :)
well i actually started out the year at deer valley and then in september i moved in with my dad. so therfore i switched schools and now i am attending mountain ridge lol. but duarte isn't the band director anymore,he works for the distict now, but i didnt know if you already knew that and bud hilditch is the band director now. but yeah i am just ready to graduate [:
That's exciting. [: I bet you've got alot going this summer? && of course. Ughhh I got bitched out just last friday. But whatever I guess. Glad to hear you're doing well. You sound really good too, by the way. :]
