This album started as a COVID-19 escape. A way to keep playing music, even as live performance was not possible. As the world began to open, I was able to play these pieces in public and learn more about how I wanted to present them. The compositions are taken from the last four years of my life; earning my doctoral degree, and getting more

This album started as a COVID-19 escape. A way to keep playing music, even as live performance was not possible. As the world began to open, I was able to play these pieces in public and learn more about how I wanted to present them. The compositions are taken from the last four years of my life; earning my doctoral degree, and getting more exposure to jazz composers from a variety of eras and genres. This project has also helped me stretch out and learn more about my own playing.

David Larsen - Baritone & Tenor Saxophone Brendan McMurphy - Trumpet, Flugel Horn, & Drums Greg Yasinitsky - Tenor & Baritone Saxophone (Tracks - 1, 9) Ken Peplowski - Clarinet (Track 3) Kate Skinner - Piano & Keyboards (Tracks - 1, 3, 5, 8, 9) Danny McCollim - Keyboards (Tracks - 2, 4, 6, 7) Josh Skinner - Bass (Tracks - 1, 3, 5, 8, 9) Nick Isherwood - Bass (Tracks - 2, 4, 6, 7) All pieces composed by David Larsen Tracks recorded at Larsenjazz Studios, Spokane Falls Community College Studios, and Amplified Wax

The Mulligan Chronicles (2021) is the culmination of years of study into the compositions of Gerry Mulligan. In my studies, I traveled to the Library of Congress to view hundreds of Gerry Mulligan’s handwritten scores and interview countless musicians. Zubin Mehta, Ted Rosenthal, and the many others I spoke with agreed that Gerry Mulligan was a

The Mulligan Chronicles (2021) is the culmination of years of study into the compositions of Gerry Mulligan. In my studies, I traveled to the Library of Congress to view hundreds of Gerry Mulligan’s handwritten scores and interview countless musicians. Zubin Mehta, Ted Rosenthal, and the many others I spoke with agreed that Gerry Mulligan was a musical genius. Performed with members of Gerry Mulligan's last working quartet.