BABY SODA JAZZ
Last night Erin and I took in a Yankee game. But before hand I met up with her in Bryant Park. As I was walking through the park I heard this really fun New Orleans Street jazz. I located the above band near the fountain and I sat and watched for a bit. They were really good and it was really fun. It was nice to have a little bit of New Orleans in New York. Especially because it was unexpected.
Baby Soda! Developed by hoboes, perfected through science... Baby Soda is on the cutting edge of a new movement loosely known as Street Jazz; with an eclectic set of influences ranging from New Orleans brass, Jug Music, Southern Gospel and Hot Jazz. The ensemble doesn't desire to recreate the past, rather they bring the concept and joy of the music to the present.
Baby Soda is an adaptable group made up of New York's finest musicians; featuring trumpet, accordion, clarinet, washboard, banjo and one string box bass. Accordionist Patrick Harison also does double duty as the bands vocalist with a voice described as Tom Waits meet's Rudy Vallee. The band can be seen regularly at some of New York's finest venues like Cafe Moto, Barbes, The Knitting Factory and the Plaza Hotel. Both Pediatrics and Geriatrics agree, Baby Soda is the sure cure for the aches and pains of the modern world!
Patrick Harison: Accordion/vocals
Ben Polcer: Trumpet
Peter Ford: One string Bass
Jared Engel: Banjo
David Langlois: Washboard, Pots and Pans
Adrian Cunningham: Saxophone/Clarinet
http://myspace.com/babysodaband
Babysoda@gmail.com
God I love this city.