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b'Join me as I talk about the amazing life of\\xa0Crispin Cioe , Music and so much more!\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\tIn 1980, Crispin and three other horn players (Arno Hecht, Bob Funk, and Paul Litteral, who was eventually replaced by Larry Etkin) formed the\\xa0Uptown Horns, starting with a weekly event at Tramps nightclub on E. 15th St., \\u201cThe Uptown Horns Party\\u201d, that ran for two years, and featured many special guest artists as they passed through Gotham (including Solomon Burke, Rufus Thomas, Mitch Ryder, Elvis Costello, Wayne Kramer, Dennis Coffey, David Johansen, Dr. John, Southside Johnny, Clarence Clemmons, Buster Brown, Iggy Pop, and many others).The Uptown Horns emerged from this period with their first significant gigs and sessions as a section, including an acclaimed live album with Solomon Burke , and tours/recording with the ascendant J. Geils Band .\\xa0 The Uptowns went on to tour/record with a wide variety of top-tier artists, including The Rolling Stones , Peter Wolf ,\\xa0James Brown , Joe Cocker, Buster Poindexter , James Montgomery Band , B-52s ,\\xa0Tom Waits , Bronski Beat, Iggy Pop, The Communards, Cameo, Joan Jett , Ohio Players, Albert Collins, Robert Plant & The Honeydrippers, Robert Palmer, and many more.In the late-90s Crispin\\u2019s started his band Cracked Ice, which has developed into \\xa0a multi-platform\\xa0springboard for various facets of his music and business. \\xa0Crispin wrote/arranged/produced the band\\u2019s debut album\\xa0\\u201cSoul Noir\\u201d\\xa0(which music the band has performed live at festivals and clubs), developed the group into an ace backup unit for live performance (for Al Kooper, James Montgomery, Billy Squier and others), a potent ensemble for live TV (\\u201cThe Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for Humor\\u201d for PBS), and (in a parallel universe) one of the premier party bands in America today.'