Chad O'Brien

Busy day! Playing Hamilton Pinheiro's recital at 7pm in Bird Hall. Then celebrating Fat Tuesday with Small Batch Brass from 9:30pm until the early morning at Flanigans Bar. It will be a party for sure - see you there!

Just updated my website with some upcoming gigs. I've got some really cool stuff coming up - check it out and support live music in Louisville! obrientrombone.com/gigs.html

I Just posted the second installment of my video series: Sessions in the Shed. In this episode I lay out some strategies I use to learn tunes and play over "Come Rain or Come Shine" as an example. youtu.be/MHU_wGw4qIo Thanks for checking it out - let me know what you think!

Day one of the new semester and there's a 2 hour extreme weather delay...because it's 34° and sprinkling, of course! #Kentucky #TooCoolForSchool

Check out the first video in a series I'm calling 'Sessions in the Shed'. In this episode, I discuss strategies for practicing multiphonics. A weird starting place for the series now that I'm thinking about it but, hey, it's what I'm currently working on! youtu.be/oOaznyJpsNc

Working on the presentation/handout for my upcoming clinic at the 2018 Indiana Music Education Association Professional Development Conference. Check obrientrombone.com/gigs.html for details!

Welcoming the new year in style... On a recliner with Mariah Carey! #Hello2018

Playing with Zach Longoria Project on Knoxville 89.9fm WDVX 12 and 1pm EST today. Check out the live stream here! wdvx.com

Playing with Zach Longoria Project at The Player's Pub in Bloomington - come check it out if you're around!

Excited to join @ZachLongoria Friday night at Baxter's 942 in Louisville (8pm) and Saturday at The Burl in Lexington (9pm)! Check us out!

Come check out #DerbyCityLittleBigBand tomorrow at #CliftonPizza. We'll be playing some excellent straight ahead jazz from 7:00 to 9:30.

The stage is set! Doing a little pre-presentation reconnaissance in San Antonio rooms 1-3 at #NAfME2016. Come fill these seats at 3pm today!

Today's the day! Honored to be presenting on Teaching The Blues at the #nafme2016 In-Service Conference. Room San Antonio 1-3 from 3-4pm!

A creature would take 24d10 fire damage upon arrival and the same amount at the start of each of its turns. #WOTCstaff twitter.com/jiub1991/statu…

Playing for another hour at @LouisTheTon tonight with the Rob Nickerson Quartet. Come by!

I'll be joining the Rob Nickerson Quartet this Friday at Louis's "The Ton" from 11pm to 1am. Come check us out! facebook.com/events/1800751…

Halloween party at #HotelLouisville with #LouisvilleBrassandElectric tonight until 11pm!

Brave the cold and come check out #LouisvilleBrassandElectric at the Bluegrass Harley Davidson dealer. We're here until 4pm!

Stage is set for the #DressForSuccess Gala at the @GaltHouse!

Check out my article about teaching the blues, featured on the @NAfME blog! #NAfME2016 #TheBlues #MusicEd (nafme.org/teaching-the-b…)