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