Jon Petrow: guitar
Lynn Wright: guitar
Tony Maimone: bass
Chris Michael: drums/perc.
Sergio Borrero: percussion
Nestor Gomez: percussion
El Yoky: alegre
Brian Dewan: keyboards
Julio Botti: tenor sax
Leif Arntzen: trumpet
Frank London: trumpet
John Martin: bari & alto sax
Paul Watson: cornet
Or buy the CD directly from the band for $10 plus S&H:
Gachupín is the band of former Cordero/Bee and Flower band mates Lynn Wright (Becker/Barnes/Wright Trio, The Wiremen) and Jon Petrow (The Cloud Room), experimental rock pioneer Tony Maimone (John Langford, Pere Ubu, Book of Knots) and master drummer Chris Michael (Coba). Started as a studio side project to explore the fusion of Cordero's Latin and African elements with Chris Michael’s vast repertoire of folk rhythms and Maimone’s inimitable bass playing, the band has expanded to include a diverse crew of musicians from New York’s jazz, Afro-Colombia, and downtown rock scenes. Blending African guitar stylings with Brazilian and Afro-Colombian rhythms, they draw on electric funk era Miles Davis and the more groove-oriented elements of the contemporary music world to create an instrumental hybrid that is danceable but still an interesting listen for the lead-footed brothers and sisters among us.
Their debut CD was recorded by Tony Maimone and mixed by Joel Hamilton at Studio G Brooklyn in 2006.
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Dawn Drake & ZapOte Ginger Dust Gachupin perform for Cinco de Mayo! Tues 5/5, 9 pm at Public Assembly 70 North 6th St. Brooklyn, NY www.publicassemblynyc.com 718-384-4586 $8
Greetings! We're on the road a lot this fall & winter and hope to see you at one of these shows!!
12-03-08: Cyber Café West, Binghamton, NY 12-08-08: NBC TV, The 10! Show, Philadelphia, PA
This December/January we'll be opening for ELLIOTT MURPHY on an East Coast/West Coast tour!
12-10-08 Johnny D's, Somerville (Boston), MA 12-12-08 The Stephen Talkhouse, Amangansett, NY 12-13-08 Valentine's, Albany, NY 12-15-08 The Living Room, New York, NY 12-16-08 Velvet Lounge, Washington, DC 12-17-08 World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA 12-18-08 Watercolor Cafe, Larchmont, NY 1-07-09 Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco, CA 1-08-09 Don Quixote's Music Hall, Felton (Santa Cruz), CA 1-09-09 Mama Hillybeans Cafe, Tehachapi, CA 1-10-09 Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles, CA 1-13-09 Acoustic Music San Diego, San Diego, CA 1-14-09 The Blue Cafe, Long Beach, CA 1-16-09 NAMM 2009, Anaheim, CA
We NEED your HELP in promoting these shows locally - please spread the word - visit www. bestindie. com/emjktour. html where you can also find out more about Elliott Murphy and his guitarist Olivier Durand as well as reserve tickets!
Good, good. I feel like I let people down when I don't show up. Lainie and I got up at like 6am the day before to do fundraising for WKCR over at Columbia...
Glad the show was hot. Gimmie a shout when you can.
MuCHAchoS.. I was impressed by the music.. Hear me know, much Respect.. Because i felt your music i was touched and removed as i sat in my office space.. But Who am I but a music lover and a humble drummer..
Holy shit. I just purchased the Gachupin record on iTunes and had a nice >cranked up listen on studio monitors. Absolutely killer. Super Dope. >About the grooviest, funked up, fucked up shit I've heard period. Hats off >to everyone involved. Great recording. Great performances. Great >compositions. Great mix.
