Tonight, June 24th 2026, the mighty Schapiro 17 takes the stage at the Third Street Music School in NYC, to celebrate the recent release of our album “Best Laid Plans.” First set begins at 6:30pm ET. For any interested parties not able to make it in person, the concert will also be livestreamed!

Schapiro 17 are
Reeds: Ken Robinson, Nathan Bellott, Paul Carlon, Rob Middleton, Matt Hong
Trumpets: Bryan Davis, Andy Gravish, Joey Curreri, Noyes Bartholomew
Trombones: Alex Jeun, Debbie Weisz, Andrea Neumann, Walter Harris
Piano: Simona Premazzi
Guitar: Sebastian Noelle
Bass: Bob Sabin
Drums: Jon Wikan
Directed by Jon Schapiro.

Third Street Music School Settlement
235 E11th Street (between 2nd & 3rd Avenues)
New York, NY 10003

Concert begins at 6:30PM ET.

Livestream at: https://vimeo.com/event/6013956

I’m delighted to announce that I’ll be joining the faculty for this year’s UNO Jazz Camp at the University of Nebraska Omaha, from June 5-9, 2023. In addition to teaching trumpet masterclasses and coaching ensembles, I’ll be playing lead trumpet in the faculty big band – the Great Plains Great Big Band – which performs daily during the week. The band/faculty is stacked with wonderful musicians and educators. I’m honored to be included and thoroughly looking forward to it.

If you’re in the area and would be interested in attending the Jazz Camp, it’s not too late. Registration is open until May 31, 2023. Please visit http://unojazzcamp.com for more information.

Huge thanks to Willie Murillo for the recommendation and Pete Madsen for the invitation. I’m excited to play with you both!

On May 7th 2023, Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra live-streamed out first set at Birdland Jazz Club in NYC.

I claimed, a week or two ago, that I was imminently getting back to making my long-form YouTube videos. This has been briefly shelved, once again, as I’ve realized that I need to get properly ahead on my preparation work to make them happen sustainably in the long term.

The upcoming series I’m planning is going to be a 30 day range practice challenge. This sort of video needs to be made everyday, and it’s not possible to batch create ahead of time, because then my own results from the practice will be skewed. Since I have to record and edit daily, I need to template, schedule and streamline the process as much as possible.

Nonetheless, I will be back soon. The preparation work is happening now.