Hi Everybody,

I hope that everybody doing well. I have been teaching and playing with different people. Recently, I started to play with a couple of new bands. The first band is called Days Ahead.They are incredibly talented musicians with very sophisticated material. Their music is jazz fusion with a great vocalist. Days Aheadis led by guitarist and composer, Steve Wright. It is very fun to play with these guys. Their debut album is coming soon. Another band that I play with is called Tropicus. Tropicus is led by Brazillian guitarist, Roberto Concalves. The style of music is Brazillian Samba, Bossa Nova, Partido Alto and Bajon with pop Jazz flavour. I am really enjoy playing with these bands. I also have been performing with my trio, International Groove Conspiracy. We have won the Future of Jazz competition this year again and performed at the 28th Annual Atlanta Jazz Festival. I was very happy and proud of us to be able to perform at the Jazz Festival two years in a raw. We played on the main stage in front of hundreds of people. It was a wonderful feeling to play for such a huge crowd, and we had great time on stage as well. Anyway, I just wanted to share all of these wonderful things thathave happened last couple months. I will keep you posted as much as I can. Take care.

Peace and Love.
EMRAH KOTAN