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Roswell Loves Sex Mob - Sex Mob Loves Roswell

Our friend and hero Roswell Rudd was the feature of the recent Musica Jazz magazine in Italy, which included a CD of Roswell’s music…featuring Steve Lacy, Paul Motain, Enrico Rava, Sheila Jordan + Sex Mob

Roz came and played with us at Scotty Hard’s benefit at the Highline…the man rocks….and he don’t stop

MTO NYC

Don’t miss this very special show – this Monday night at the National Arts Club on Gramercy Park South.

Click here to dowlnoad and print the flyer

Scott Harding Benefit

Downtown NYC luminaries unite for one astonishing benefit concert at the Highline Ballroom in New York City on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, coming to the aid of beloved record producer Scott Harding and the Scotty Hard Trust.

The confirmed lineup for the Scott Harding benefit concert includes: John Medeski, Billy Martin, John Scofield, DJ Logic, DJ Olive, Bill Laswell, Eric Krasno, Neal Evans, Marco Benevento, Joe Russo, Antibalas, Sex Mob, John Ellis, Michael Blake, Vijay Iyer, Tommy Hamilton, Kevin Kendrick, and many more.

At 3am on Friday, February 15, music producer Scott Harding was a victim of a car crash in which...

Louis Armstrong Once Removed

Catherine Russell is a great singer, and is also the daughter of Louis Russell, who was Louis Armstrong’s bandleader in the 30’s. S Bernstein wrote a rearrangement of her father’s song “So Little Time”, originally recorded by Louis Armstrong and his orchestra in 1938. Steven and Erik Lawrence also play along with maestro Howard Johnson (on tuba) on a piece Louis Russell wrote for King Oliver. The CD also features MTO guitar hero Matt Munisteri and was produced by Levon Helm bandmate Larry Campbell. “I guess this is as close as I’ll get to the source”

Has it really been 10 years?

To commemorate the untimely passing of saxophonist Thomas Chapin 10 years ago, the foundation formed in his honor, Akasha, is hosting two concerts in NYC called LIFT OFF! Remembering Thomas Chapin.

Mr. Bernstein and a stellar cast will converge on St. Peter’s Church on Wednesday, February 13th for a FREE show – and there will be a second show at Bowery Poetry Club on Friday the 15th.

More info about these shows, including the huge list of participating artists, and about Akasha is available on Thomas’ website, thomaschapin.com.

A New Diaspora Suite Record!

Bernstein is set to release the fourth installment Of His “Diaspora” Series, entitled Diaspora Suite, On Tzadik Records, featuring a nonet with Nels Cline, Will Bernard, Peter Apfelbaum & Scott Amendola

CD Release Shows Scheduled for:
January 27 at Bottom Of The Hill in San Francisco
February 10 at The Jazz Standard in New York City

“Truth is fluid and subject to change, if it’s nailed down, it’s not truth anymore, it’s just one man’s opinion.” – Robert Altman on improvisation

Brooklyn, NY—The ever-prolific trumpeter, arranger, composer and bandleader Steven Bernstein is back with his latest recording Diaspora Suite, the fourth installment from...

Big 4 x 3

We’ve dug up three YouTube videos of The Big 4 performing live at Porgy & Bess in Vienna, Austria
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Diaspora Soul plays The Kremlin... Really!!

Diaspora Soul played the State Kremlin Theater on Dec. 9… And sent back a photo to prove it!

IT'S ANNIE TIME!

The Backyardigans special hour long episode “International Super Spy” with songs by Evan Lurie and score by Steven Bernstein was nominated for an Annie Award for “Best Music in an Animated Televsion Production”. The Annie’s are the Emmy’s for animated TV and film. Slowly we infiltrate the outer world…..

MTO Does the Midwest

Two more not-to-miss shows – This Saturday, Dec 1st, at the
Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, MN. And Sunday, Dec 2nd, at Wexner Arts in Columbus, OH.

As always, you can keep up on Bernstein’s gigs here.