Chase Morrin



~ Compositions ~ Arrangements ~
Chase Morrin - Composer

Name

Date

Style

First Performances

Ensemble

Untitled 11/2011 Jazz
Bansky 12/2011 Jazz Orchestra New England Conservatory Jazz Composers' Workshop Orchestra
December 6, 2011
NEC Jazz Composers' Workshop Orchestra
(JCWO)
Danzón for my Family 7/2011 Jazz/Latin/Fusion Recording Project with Trio August 11, 12 (2011)
The Bridge - Glendale, CA
Chase Morrin Trio
At Sea, On Land 7/2011 Jazz/Latin/Fusion Recording Project with Trio August 11, 12 (2011)
The Bridge - Glendale, CA
Chase Morrin Trio
The Touch of Color 7/2011 Jazz/Latin/Fusion Recording Project with Trio August 11, 12 (2011)
The Bridge - Glendale, CA
Chase Morrin Trio
Signo de Interrogación 7/2011 Jazz/Latin/Fusion Recording Project with Trio August 11, 12 (2011)
The Bridge - Glendale, CA
Chase Morrin Trio
Emberá 7/2011 Jazz/Latin/Fusion Recording Project with Trio August 11, 12 (2011)
The Bridge - Glendale, CA
Chase Morrin Trio
En Común 7/2011 Jazz/Latin/Fusion Recording Project with Trio August 11, 12 (2011)
The Bridge - Glendale, CA
Chase Morrin Trio
Volte 7/2011 Jazz/Latin/Fusion Recording Project with Trio August 11, 12 (2011)
The Bridge - Glendale, CA
Chase Morrin Trio
Play! (Overture) - finale and MORE - several pieces 5/2011 Concert Band
Choral
Premiered May 12 and 13, 2011 Canyon Crest Academy's "Play!" and "Cirque" all Envision Performance
Pues 2/21/11 Latin Jazz

Definition:
Pues = "Well...this is...then...etc."
Next Generation Monterey Jazz Festival, 4/2/11
2011 Winners "open combo" division!

2012 Jazz Education Network composition winner "Composer Showcase" - 1/5/12

2012 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award

Dizzy's San Diego 3/13/11

Chase Morrin Quartet
 
Pinocchio 2/16/11 Choral
 
Premiered May 12 and 13, 2011 Canyon Crest Academy Choir "Play!" and "Cirque" all Envision Performance
Bookmark 1/29/11 Hip-Hop influenced jazz Premiered at the Reno  Jazz Festival, April 8, 2011
1st place winners at the Reno Jazz Festival
Chase Morrin Quartet
The Chestnut Gospel 1/2011 Hip-Hop influenced jazz Recorded Ikezi Music Foundation 1/9/11

To be premiered at the Reno Jazz Festival April 8, 2011
1st place winners at the Reno Jazz Festival

Josh Sphak - trumpet
Chase Morrin Trio

CCA special ensemble

Arrangement of Simone
mp3
12/10/10 Jazz Recorded Ikezi Music Foundation 12/11/10 and 1/9/11
2011 DownBeat Award - Outstanding Performance
Josh Sphak - trumpet
Chase Morrin Trio
Opportunity Cost 12/9/10 Fusion Premiered April 2, 2011 at the Next Generation Monterey Jazz Festival and April 8, 2011 at the Reno Jazz Festival
1st place winners at the Reno Jazz Festival
Chase Morrin Quartet and CCA Special group ensemble
Daniel Feldman - percussion Daniel Oldham - bass
Chase Morrin - piano
Fool's Gold 12/9/10 Fusion To be premiered at the Reno Jazz Festival April 8 CCA Special group ensemble
Daniel Feldman - percussion Daniel Oldham - bass
Chase Morrin - piano
Prelude to the End 11/30/10 Classical String Quintet 11/30/10 UCLA class String Quintet
Quintet in D Major 11/30/10 Classical String Quintet 11/30/10
Finalist - 2011 ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Award
UCLA class String Quintet
After:Before 11/2010 Classical Avant-garde UCLA class String Quintet
Untitled 11/4/2010 -Contemporary Jazz Improvisation with a classical feel
-Three movements
11/4/10 Solo Piano Concert
Cuyamaca College
Chase Morrin
Arrangement of Valse Hot 10/2010 Jazz Recorded Ikezi Music Foundation 11/2010 Chase Morrin Trio
Various gigs
Our Lullaby 10/2010 Vocal (choir) Canyon Crest Academy Choir 1/8/11 Canyon Crest Academy Choir - Festival of Arts Concert

Conducted the choir

Kotekan
mp3
7/2010 Fast Swing

Definition in gamelan
Kotekan = "the interlocking of two or more instruments in the ensemble"

7/10 and 8/12
-Berklee College of Music Jazz Workshop, recording studio
-Final concert at Berklee with Jazz Workshop
-Red Room
-2011 DownBeat Award WINNER - Original Composition - Lead Sheet

-Semi-finalist for International Songwriters Competition
-Finalist for 2011 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer award

 
Octet - Jazz Workshop
Una Hora 7/2010 Bossa Nova 8/11 and 8/12
Berklee College of Music Ensemble and Piano Recital
Trio, Quintet
Untitled 6/2010 Jazz June 27, 2010, Dizzy's Jazz Club Latin Connection
Breath of a Spirit 5/28/10 Classical duo -
Piano and Violincello
June 26, 2010
Merit Award - 2011 National Foundation in the Arts Young Arts - Composition
 
Cleveland Institute of Music - Young Composers' Concert
Finnish Music Project Fall 2010 Finnish Music May 27 and 28, Canyon Crest Academy Choir and Dance Conservatories
Passions of the Sea 2/17/10 Improvisational Winner of the 2010 QuikSCience Music Challenge - awarded March 25, 2010 Chase Morrin - Piano
Mumphis - Big band 1/2010 Big band jazz Ira Liss Big Band Machine, Palomar College Big Band 3/7/10
Winner of the 2011 DownBeat Magazine Student Music Awards - Orchestrated Composition

2011 Gerald Wilson Award (will be performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival by the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, 9/18/11


Winner of the 2010 Reno Jazz Festival Big Band Composition Contest
Ira Liss Big Band Machine, Palomar College Big Band

Premiered by the San Diego State Jazz Orchestra on 4/26/10, Directed by Bill Yaeger
Bus Love 1/2010 Film Score - Electronic music to a short film - romantic comedy

MTAC (Music Teacher's Association of California) Composers Today - Film Score Contest Winner, Division 5, First Place

MTAC 100th Convention, Film Score Winners Concert, July 5, 10:15-11:15 am, Salon 2, Los Angeles Marriott
Our Lullaby
(to my Mom and Dad on Christmas Day)
12/25/09 Lullaby 12/25/09 Christmas Day Chase Morrin - Piano
The Weight of Forgotten Brothers (WFB) 11/20/09 Ballad 11/11/09 - Ikezi Music Foundation (recording)

4/10/10 - Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival (2nd place, Chase Morrin Group)

-Selected and awarded to be performed at the Young Composer's Guild Annual Recital for the MTAC Convention

Chase Morrin Trio
Heart of Spring 9/26/09 - in progress Classical Trio
Angular Raga 9/26/09 Swing 11/7/09 LA - Spotlight auditions
11/11/09 - Ikezi Music Foundation (recording)
4/10/10 Monterey Next Generation jazz Festival
4/24/10 Spotlight Award - WINNER!!!

Winner of the 2010 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award

Winner of the 2010 Reno Jazz Festival Combo Composition Contest

Winner of the 2010 DOWNBEAT Student Music Award, Original Song, Outstanding High School Performance

Chase, piano, Daniel Feldman on djembe

Chase Morrin Trio
La Luz Verde 9/26/09 Bossa Nova June 27, 2010, Dizzy's Jazz Club Latin Connection
Froggy - Electronic 9/26/09 Funky You can hear this on www.myspace.com/chasemorrin LOGIC - Electronic music
Arrangement of Blue Monk by Thelonious Monk 8/2009 Jazz CD Release Party at Dizzy's Jazz Club on 8/22/09 Chase Morrin Trio
Shoe Store -
Composed by Chase Morrin and Phillip Golub
8/2009 Bossa Nova Berklee College of Music by Chase and Phillip - practice rooms

6/27/2010 Latin Connection

Chase and Phillip on two concert pianos

Phillip Golub - Crossroads school performance

Chase Morrin Trio - variety of venues

Sea of Herbs
mp3
8/2009 Jazz/Medium Swing Berklee College of Music Piano Recital 8/17/09
CD Release Party at Dizzys 8/22/09

Winner of the 2010 DOWNBEAT Student Music Awards, Winning High School Extended Composition

Chase Morrin Trio
Segue Fiesta 5/27/09 Latin Jazz San Diego County Fair, 6/14/09, La Jolla Festival of Arts 6/21/09, Catalina Jazz Club 7/7/09 Latin Connection
Yeoman's Prelude 5/27/09 Classical - String Trio
Kona Kai 5/24/09 Latin Tango San Diego County Fair, 6/14/09, La Jolla Festival of Arts 6/21/09, Catalina Jazz Club 7/7/09 Latin Connection
arrangement of "So What" by Miles Davis 5/24/09 Latin San Diego County Fair, 6/14/09, La Jolla Festival of Arts 6/21/09, Catalina Jazz Club 7/7/09 Latin Connection
Music for Language for My Eyes - "Language for the Eye" and "Seasons" 2/2009 Contemporary Canyon Crest Academy Choir Conservatory
5/26/09
Choir Conservatory
Chase Morrin on keys
Mashznaie 1/2009 Latin Latin Connection
Mumphis 1/2009 Swing 3/8/09
South Park Bar and Grill Original music night
Chase Morrin Quartet
Más Puntos 1/2009 Latin Jazz 1/16/08 Pannikin/Book Works
3/25/09 Dizzy's concert
Latin Connection
Arrangement of Night in Tunesia by Dizzy Gillespie 12/10/09 Latin Jazz Performed all over with Latin Connection - 2009 Latin Connection
Whitos Ninos - 2 11/2008 Latin Jazz December 2008

Featured for DOWNBEAT and Latin Connection won, Best Latin Group, Outstanding High School Performance

Latin Connection, private functions and gigs
At the Last Moment 10/2008

Lyrics created by Siena Castenaras in 2009
Jazz December 2008 Recorded solo piano
Maybe 10/2008 Jazz December 2008 Recorded solo piano
Sway 10/2008 Jazz - solo piano December 2008 Recorded solo piano
I Don't Know Yet (in progress) Big band swing
Carambee 10/2008 Latin Jazz --11/5/08
The
Latin Connection at Dizzy's
The Latin Connection at Dizzy's
Untitled 7-8/2008 CSSSA (California State Summer School for the Arts) Logic
Untitled 7-8/2008 CSSSA Logic
Untitled 7-8/2008 Comic Clip CSSSA Logic
Untitled 7-8/2008 Classical String Quartet CSSSA Logic
Fleur de la Creme 8/2008 Classical Harp 8/5/08 Sage Po - Harpist
-Performed half the piece
CSSSA-Innerspark
Maybe 7/2008 Jazz swing 8/17/08 The Chase Morrin Trio
Chase - keys
Brian Wright - bass
Bob Daniels - drums
Upton's Blues 6/23/08 Jazz swing --11/5/08
--8/17/08
 
The Latin Connection at Dizzy's
The Chase Morrin Trio
Chase - keys
Brian Wright - bass
Bob Daniels - drums
Gigs and Homework June, 2008 Funk 6/30/08, Del Mar Fair Chase Morrin, Daniel Oldham, David James, and Chris Burgess at the Del Mar Fair
Blues Lick Arrangement of various tunes April, 2008 Big Band Jazz 5/26/08 at Dizzy's and all following  performances with The Jazz Ensemble The Jazz Ensemble
Arrangement of Miles Davis' "Four" April, 2008 Big Band Jazz    
La Madre Loca May, 2008 Latin, flute and piano    
A Minor Shade of Red March, 2008 Ballad --3/28/08 "The Art of the Piano Concert" at Cuyamaca College, solo piano
2009 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer's Honorable Mention
Chase Morrin
Lemon Squeezy March, 2008 Big Band Jazz 3/18/08-5/08, with The Jazz Ensemble and with the San Diego Youth Symphony Stage Band

Won Honorable Mention for the State Composer's Today Contest (Gershwin Won)

With The Jazz Ensemble at Fredericka Manor Spring Concert, Dizzy's, Next Generation Monterey Jazz Festival
With the SDYS Stage Band in concerts
Dog'n January, 2008 Big Band Jazz-Funk 5/12/08 Grossmont College Jazz Ensemble at the Spring Big Band Bash

Cody

December 31, 2007

Big Band Jaz -Medium swing

None

None

Nicaragua High

October 24, 2007 (during SD wildfires)

Big Band - Latin Jazz

January 10, 2008 by the HS jazz band at Canyon Crest Academy

 

Practiced by the Ron Jermain Big Band, San Diego Youth Symphony Stage Band, Canyon Crest Academy High School Jazz band and the Jazz Ensemble big band

Early Morning

January 2, 2007

Lyrics created 8/2008

Ballad

--3/28/08 "The Art of the Piano Concert" at Cuyamaca College with Minor Groove trio

--8/17/08

Chase Morrin, pianist

David James, drummer
Daniel Oldham, bassist

The Chase Morrin Trio
Chase - keys
Brian Wright - bass
Bob Daniels - drums

Froggy

Froggy

December 26, 2007

Funk

--3/28/08 "The Art of the Piano Concert" at Cuyamaca College with Minor Groove trio

--San Diego Mesa College, Festival of Colors event

Chase Morrin, pianist

David James, drummer
Daniel Oldham, bassist

Dominant Jake

Fall 2007

Fast Swing

None, for jazz combo at school and trio (created for student who is out with cancer)

Chase Morrin, pianist

David James, drummer
Daniel Oldham, bassist

Music for school production of Corpse Bride

Summer and Fall 2007

Folk music

--Canyon Crest Academy school play, Fall 2007

Violin

Viola

Saxophone

Mambo Breeze

Fall 2007

Funk

--just performed for Spotlight Awards, LA
--various venues with Minor Groove trio

Chase Morrin, pianist

David James, drummer
Daniel Oldham, bassist

Lazy Time

Fall 2007

Medium swing

3/20/08

--various venues with Minor Groove trio and school combo

With Chase's school jazz combo at the coffee concerts

Chase Morrin, pianist

David James, drummer
Daniel Oldham, bassist

The Chase Morrin Trio
Chase - keys
Brian Wright - bass
Bob Daniels - drums

Fazed

Fall 2007

Latin/contemporary
 

--various venues with Minor Groove trio

--Special Faculty band at Cuyamaca College Foundation Dinner Dance

Chase Morrin, pianist

David James, drummer
Daniel Oldham, bassist

The Chase Morrin Trio
Chase - keys
Brian Wright - bass
Bob Daniels - drums

Scratchy

Fall 2007

Mambo

--various venues with Minor Groove trio

Chase Morrin, pianist

David James, drummer
Daniel Oldham, bassist

Gershwin

Summer 2007

Classical

-Won the State Composers Today Contest with the Music Teacher's Association of California, 2008

--San Diego Mesa College Recital Hour, 9/19/07

--Carmel Valley Library, family music night, 8/29/07

Chase Morrin, pianist (only sections of the piece played due to time constraints of programs), will submit score to MTAC for 2008 Composer’s Today contest--WON!

Free Fall

Fall 2006

Funk

--MTAC Convention, summer 2007

--Solo piano concerts

--Church

--private venues

ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Recipient

MTAC Composers Today Recipient

Chase Morrin, pianist (score submitted to ASCAP Young Jazz Composer and MTAC Composer’s Today and won both)

Nicaragua High

Fall 2006

Solo jazz-Latin piano

--8th Grade promotion, solo piano performance during ceremony, solo concerts and venues

Chase Morrin, pianist (re-done for big band above)

In the Light of the Night Fall 2006 Contemporary with lyrics --none --none

Rhythm of the Harmony

2006 with lyrics and again in spring 2007

Funk

--5/31/07, Carmel Valley Middle School Talent Show

Chase Morrin, Pianist

Alex Kneib, Saxophonist
Elias Newman, Drummer

Sleek Night

2005-2006

Latin-samba

--Solo concerts-7/21/07, 8/20/07, 9/19/07, coffee shops with drummer

Chase Morrin, pianist
Sharad Vikram, drums

Vandino

2005-2006

Latin

--Solo concerts-7/21/07, 8/20/07, 9/19/07, coffee shops with drummer

Chase Morrin, pianist
Sharad Vikram, drums

Sandpaper

2006

7/4 swing

None

Chase Morrin, pianist

Blue Ice Fortress

2005-2006

Pop

--5/2006 Carmel Valley MS Talent Show

--Parent appreciation

Chase Morrin, pianist and singer

One Scoop

2004-2005

Medium swing

--Solo concerts-2005, 7/21/07, 8/20/07, 9/19/07, coffee shops with drummer

Chase Morrin, pianist

Sharad Vikram, drummer

Come Down to The Table

2006

Pop/Rock

None

Chase Morrin, pianist and singer

Swing that Golf Club

2005

Slow Swing/ballad

--solo piano concert, 2005

Chase Morrin, pianist and singer (created for my Uncle who died of cancer)

Temporary Intuitions

2005

Classical

--solo piano concert, 2005

Chase Morrin, pianist

Four Seasons

2004-2005

Classical/Jazz

--solo piano  concert, 2005

Chase Morrin, pianist

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