Dan Kaufman (guitar, occasional singing), Pamelia Kurstin (theremin, occasional singing), Peter Hess (clarinets, percussion) Danny Tunick (marimba, vibes), Andrew Jones (bass), John Bollinger (drums). The following are members of our extended family: Gustavo Costa (drums) Dan Coates (bass, electronics), Peter Lettre (bass, guitar), Sarah Bernstein (violin), Catherine McCrae (violin), Julia Kent (cello), Shahzad Ismaily (drums), Fiona Templeton (voice)
Influences
Influences and inspirations include: Shostakovich, The Minutemen, Art Bears, Brecht/Weill, Alfred Schnittke, The Clash, Bob Moog, Steely Dan, A. Piazzolla, Die Kreuzen, Satie, Dagmar Krause, Shelley Hirsch, Appliances-SFB, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, John Jesurun, Paul Celan, Caetano Veloso, Zombies, Kurtag, Swans, Baden Powell, Bob Dylan, Debussy
Imagine Kurt Weill chewing sausages with the Residents underneath the Williamsburg Bridge while watching a Russian wedding dance, and you have the something akin to Brooklyn’s one-of-a-kind post-cabaret, punk chamber ensemble, Barbez. Provoked by such musics as Slavic folksong, Argentine tango, post-war classical, and pre-MTV punk, Barbez wrings these disparate worlds into the band’s own unique soundscape.
hey barbez! miss you all! we are pleased to be headed back to NY to play sat. june 28th 3pm at the silent barn with Warmer Milks (a bbq show, flyer on our page) ... would be great if you could come hang with us and eat some bbq and hear our new songs peace, jared & hanna moccasin
how are you?i saw your tourphotos and it looked like you had a very good time. hope everything is going well and i wish to be able to do sound for you again someday!
A short Halo! from vienna,hope all of you got back well from the tour,it was such an honour and pleasure to do sound for you,i hope we get to work together again someday...i really,really loved that evening so much,i cant tell you.... your music truly touches my heart...
Hi, thanks for the stunning London gig last week. Dan, it was my amp cutting out. Sorry! Hope you all got home ok. Looking forward to next time, whenever, wherever it may be. Andy x
Hi, i was in in Bari last week,in Vallisa to enjoy your greatfull show..in front of you. Thanks for the dreams you give me listening your poetic sound... Sorry for my maccheronic english ...eheh. Thank you so mutch. See you soon Luca (^. ^)
wehoo! did you make it to Berlin? hahaa say hello especially to Peter, he might not remember us saluting in the morning! I think that somebody of your crew forgot a black cap at the club. I'll give it to you next year:) and thanks again for the beautiful concert, we enjoyed it infinitely.
