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I've lately been writing some new things, going a few different directions than usual (atonal music for four pianos, anyone?), but I think you'll enjoy some of the new pieces. "Soliloquy Part Two" from East Carson Sessions was recently performed here at Duquesne, and the reaction was most favorable. That, and I'm also in the process of forming a fusion quartet to perform here in the Pittsburgh area, while the Project will keep the North Central Pennsylvania territory over the summer. More to come later!
16th January 2005
East Carson Sessions is now finished, and is available in downtown Brookville for sale. It is also currently available at the Duquesne University Bookstore, as well as on www.buythiscd.com, thanks to Tom Kikta at DDAI. Soon, the disc will also be available at other locations in the Pittsburgh area, as well as on www.cdbaby.com.
18th December 2004
The new album is recorded, mixed, mastered, and being pressed as we speak. Everything went really well with the preparation of it. It will be available for sale on www.cdbaby.com, along with the first album. I hope you enjoy.
9th October 2004
Good morning. We have 13th November set as the recording date for East Carson Sessions, the new album. There's plenty of new material set to go, including a fresh arrangement of "Somewhere" from West Side Story. The tunes have been a lot of fun to write over the past two years, and it will be rewarding to finally put them on disc.
24th January 2004
I'm pushing one in the morning, but a message board's up now. It's at jwitheriterieg.proboards25.com. Adjust your links accordingly. Also, after the Progressing album, I'm planning on doing a third disc entirely of standards. Let me know on the board what standards you'd like to see among those on the disc. Thanks.
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About James Witherite-Rieg
James Witherite-Rieg is a 2004 graduate of Brookville Area High School in western Pennsylvania, and a sophomore at the Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. There, he is majoring in music technology to strengthen his skills as a composer.
James is a multi-instrumentalist, proficient on trumpet, flugelhorn, and keyboard while a competent trombone player and vocalist as well. His major influences from the jazz arena include the stylistic tendencies of Miles Davis and Chuck Mangione, while Bob Mintzer and David Cutler are composing and arranging influences. Popular artists who have influenced James include Billy Joel, James Pankow, and Robert Lamm. All of these musicians' marks on James can be heard on his debut LP, A Work In Progress . . . . as well as his recent project East Carson Sessions. He also has plans for an album of standards and a holiday album in the next few years.
James is currently available for private functions, including weddings and dinners. You may contact him via the form on the For Sale page.