David Mirarchi Solo in Prospect Park!

Come and enjoy David Mirarchi performing the music of "Keepsake Box," a solo woodwind project, at the Endale Arch in Prospect Park!

(b. 1996)

David Mirarchi is a saxophonist, composer, and poet based in Brooklyn, NY.

After receiving his bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University in 2018, David moved to New York City to receive his master’s degree in Jazz Performance from The City College of New York, under the direction of Steve Wilson. Throughout the course of his education, David has studied with luminaries of the New York Jazz and Improvised music scenes, including David Bixler, Jason Rigby, Ed Neumeister, David Liebman, Tony Malaby, and Gary Smulyan. In 2021 David was named a Fellow of the Ravinia Steans Music institute, lead by Steve Wilson, Billy Childs, and Rufus Reid.

David currently co-leads a chordless quartet called Quiet People, who released their debut record of the same name in 2020.

During the prolonged isolation of the Covid-19 pandemic, David has recorded and released three solo woodwind recordings under the project name “Keepsake Box,” as well as a recording with renowned Danish bassist Mathias Højgaard Jensen, called “Nonlocal,” which features a series of duo-improvisations, recorded remotely over video call.

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