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Sexmob Meets Medeski Live at Willisau - out NOW on Thirsty Ear records!

Sexmob’s first live CD, recorded in the Swiss Alps at the legendary Willisau Jazz Festival, is a fiery document of the band hitting a creative peak in front of a wild festival audience…the power of the Who combined with the nuances of Ellington. 13 years into it…sexmob rocks on!

BRASS + DRUMS

Kresten Osgood w/Steven Bernstein and Marcus Rojas “Tattoos and Mushrooms” out now…recorded in Copenhagen at the end of a 10 day tour this is a real treat for adventurous ears….Kresten is a conjurer… ilkmusic.com

Sexmob & Roswell Rudd on NPR- Fresh Air

New tunes from Rudd’s Trombone Tribe by Kevin Whitehead on NPR- Fresh Air, April 9, 2009 »

Last minute gig!

SEXMOB will play a last minute show at Jalopy Theatre – 315 Columbia St. in Brooklyn, NY on March 23rd… followed by the Tony Scherr trio… The show is at 9pm and it’s only $5. CHEAP!

Charles Hamilton Tribute

Steven Bernstein joins 30 years of Berkeley High School Alumni in a tribute to jazz band director Charles Hamilton. BHS has a long history of great musicians, including Jerome Richardson, Lenny Pickett, Benny Green and Joshua Redman….this will be an historic one time event.

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Recent Bits

MTO wins NYC Nightlife Award for best jazz combo and performed on January 26 at Town Hall as part of the NYC Nightlife Awards Concert (along w/Hank Jones and others)

S Bernstein recently played with the legendary Kirk Joseph (Dirty Dozen founding member) and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux (Wild Magnolias) at Sullivan Hall’s NOLA Night 1/11/09….if you wait long enough…everything happens. Check the gallery for photos from this show.

NPR hearts MTO

Here’s a link to NPR’s “All Songs Considered.” From there you can go to an archive of all Bernstein-related NPR stories!

NPR Archive

New CD'S w/ Levon, Lou, and Marianne

S Bernstein is featured as trumpeter/arranger on new CDs by Levon Helm (Live at Merlesfest), Lou Reed (Berlin Live), and Marianne Faithfull (Easy Come Easy Go)... Marianne’s (double) CD is produced by Hal Willner, 20 years after their classic Strange Weather... beautiful recording, beautiful arrangments, incredible musicians… check out all 3 (After you buy “We are MTO”)

MTO CD NYC Release Tour Continued and More Live Music

Many Many live gigs in NYC this month – check the calendar

MTO, SEXMOB, Diaspora Project, Baby Loves Jazz… Hear Peter Apfelbaum and me on WKCR Dec 4th 12:00-1:30 – and oh yeah, catch me with My Morning Jacket at MSG on New Years Eve!

WE ARE MTO OUT TODAY!!!!!

New Millennial Territory Orchestra CD is out on MOWO records (our good pal Mocean Worker’s label)... the sound is bigger and badder…mastered by the legendary Gene Paul…with artwork by the great Victor Melamed (from Moscow) ....includes “All You Need Is Love” and a one time only duet vocal version of the “Viper Song” with Matt Munisteri and Doug Wamble… smoke ‘em if you got ‘em!

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