Sweet Rhythm

Sweet Rhythm has been hosting my band since it’s early beginnings and it makes me happy to return to their stage with the new and improved Curtis Macdonald Group.

Greg Ritchie – Drums
Craig Akin – Bass
Jeremy Viner – Tenor Sax/Clarinet
Yours Truly – Alto Sax/Tunes

Thank you to the New School University’s Jazz & Contemporary Music Program for supporting their alumni and booking us for this gig.

Solo Kitchen Bar

Greg Ritchie – Drums
Chris Tordini – Bass
Jeremy Viner – Tenor Sax
Yours Truly – Alto Sax/Compositions

Solo Kitchen Bar is a venue in Brooklyn faithfully curated by fantastic guitarist Aki Ishiguro.

Click Here for a Map on how to find Solo Kitchen Bar.

Coco66

Coco66, a venue in Greenpoint Brooklyn asked me to curate a evening of music…  I jumped at the offer!  This sort of thing is right up my alley.  This will be a night of solid, no-cover music starting at 9pm.  A central stage is conducive to creating the good-summer vibes perfect for a Friday night in NYC! (…my favorite night to play :)

Here was my thought process in choosing these groups:

Each bandleader is a great composer: Corey King (Trombone/Composition) writes some awesome music inspired by jazz history both past and current, and is a formidable sideman in here in New York, having performed with Dave Binney, Mos Def, Ludacris, and Jason Moran to name a few.  And Kenny Warren (Trumpet/Composition) writes for his band in the style of a Balkan dance party!  On top of that, he stretches the music to it’s primitive, creative, most transcendent essence…

Curtis Macdonald & Friends Part I

Corey King’s Band:
Kyle Wilson – Tenor Sax
Hayden Hawkins – Drums
Peter Schlamb – Vibes
Clay Schaub – Bass
Corey King – Trombone/Tunes

The Curtis Macdonald Group:
Adam Jackson – Drums
Chris Tordini – Bass
Jeremy Viner – Tenor Sax/Clarinet
Yours Truly – Alto Sax/Tunes

Kenny Warren’s ‘Hala Hala’:
Ila Cantor – Guitar
Greg Chudzik – Bass
Jeff Davis – Drums
Kenny Warren – Trumpet/Tunes

Tea Lounge

Here it is, y’all!  The Debut of a new project Travis Reuter and I started!