Help Release Our New Album, "Interview Music"

Friends, Family, Fans & Supporters:It's been a while since my last update! A lot has gone on, including a very busy musical time (including performances with my new band IJKL, Sam Bevan and his quintet, and Arun Luthra's Konnakol Jazz project), followed by a not-very-busy musical time (while I recuperate from handing off a kidney to my dad, which is surprisingly not something they like you to play trumpet right after doing).But today I wanted to​ tell you about my new album Interview Music: A Suite for Quintet+1, which I'm hoping to release April 2016, with your help. It's been in the works for over two years, and we're in the home stretch of the process, which I'm really excited about. The centerpiece of the album is a four-part, hourlong suite which is a culmination of over a decade of growth with an amazing group of musicians--Adam Shulman, Fred Randolph, Jon Arkin, Kasey Knudsen, and Sheldon Brown.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EueuB8C8-FU[/embed]And now we're asking for your help to make it possible for us to make it down the last mile and to a finished CD we can release to the world. We've come a long way--through composing, rehearsing, premiering, recording, and mixing--but we still have some very important expenses remaining, so we're launching a crowdfunding campaign through Indiegogo (one of the most trusted crowdfunding sites on the planet) to help raise funds to make it through this last mile of the production process.  (These are of course expenses which in the good old days would've been fronted by a record label, but that is some spilt milk that's definitely not worth crying over.) (Just kidding, I cry over it all the time.)Of course we're not just asking for a handout--we offer perks for contributors at many levels, ranging from digital downloads for $10, to CDs for $15, up to posters, signed copies of the original score, concert tickets, and even producer credit. Any amount you're able to contribute, even if it's just preordering the CD, would be very helpful and appreciated.So please visit our campaign page at http://igg.me/at/interview-music to learn more about the campaign, the band, and the music. And please feel tell anyone you think might be interested in the project, or share on Facebook or Twitter.Thanks very much for your support!