DISCOGRAPHY : as percussionist

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Brooklyn Qawwali Party vol. 1


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the music of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan


"...like somehow Pakistan met Brooklyn in the Nigerian compound of the late Fela Kuti..." John Schaefer, National Public Radio- WNYC- Soundcheck


tony barba- tenor saxophone

john savage- alto saxophone

jesse neuman- trumpet

rob jost- french horn

ryan keberle- trombone

tony kieraldo- harmonium

noah jarrett- bass

mike gamble- guitar

shawn trail- djembe, percussion

rob dipietro- percussion

brook martinez- drums

jen trail, avery lang, shannon murphey- clappers, vocals


recorded @ Clubhouse


NEW YORK TIMES Nov. 07 "...heavily rhythmic, working up to climax after climax." Ben Ratliff


SONGLINES! World Music magazine: "...they ride atop the crashing waves of each song in a funked-out musical ecstasy of their own". Anastasia Tsioulcas


LITTLE INDIA 03.12.08 "...brooklyn jazz band breaths new life into Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's sufi music" Madhu Bhatia Jha




Barbarian Horde : your pleasure is our business



New York Times- March 2007: "Deliriously kinetic improv-funk" Nate Chinen


tony barba- tenor sax

eric biondo- trumpet

jesse neuman- trumpet

zach lucas- alto sax

alex hamlin- baritone sax

ryan keberle- trombone

mike gamble- guitar

rob jost- bass

shawn trail- congas, percussion

rob dipietro- percussion

brook martinez- drums

recorded at It's the Sound