The Jazz Passengers Cover Themselves, In-Studio
New York\u2019s The Jazz Passengers \u2013 despite the name \u2013 don\u2019t just play jazz. Founded in 1987 by sax player Roy Nathanson and trombonist Curtis Fowlkes, the band has worked with spoken word artists, rock stars like Elvis Costello and Deborah Harry, and theatrical elements that have an almost modernist vaudeville flavor. Over the years the band would become a place where some of New York\u2019s most creative musicians could spread their wings and have some fun.\xa0
\nTheir new album, Big Large, is a journey back through the band\u2019s long musical history \u2013 it is also the last album made with Curtis Fowlkes, who died last year.\xa0 The Jazz Passengers is now a mix of the veterans and a new generation, and Roy Nathanson has led them all to our studio to play tunes by turns angular and searing, warm and masterful from the band\u2019s repertoire.
\nBand members:\xa0Roy Nathanson, sax, voice; with Bill Ware, vibes;\xa0Brad Jones, bass;\xa0EJ Rodriguez, drums; Marc Ribot, guitar; Sam Bardfeld, violin; Lucy Hollier (Curtis' student, now playing his trombone); Isaiah Barr, sax;\xa0 Gabe Nathanson, voice and trumpet.
\nSet list: 1. Tikkun 2. Kidnapped 3. Jolly Street
\n\n\n\nBig Large: In Memory of Curtis Fowlkes by The Jazz Passengers