Lesser Panda
Sukkos Mob
Circus Amok!
Teresa
Dalius Nojo
Sandra Koponen
Jonas Mekas
The Unknown
Jim
Rebecca I
Knuffke
Winograd
Matt
Yelitza
Jono
Ripley
Amber
Phil
Malik
Ian
Zorn
Algea
Raha
Trevor
Jesse Selengut
Gasparro
Dawn
Loshak
William
Sara Peete
Ilhan
Isabelle
Shelley
Jeff
Paul
Christina
Leo
Zebulon
Baye
Frisell
Mark Taylor
Philly Steak
Brian Drye
Jeff Pearlman
Rob Just
Dana
Suzanne
Monica
Butch Morris
Andy Emer
Justin Quinn
Marc McDonald
Mike B
Avram
Jennifer
Michael Fader
Alex
Allison Miller
Noam Weinstein
Tim Keiper
Richard Marriott
Nyoman Saptanyana
Rachel Cooper
Andy McGraw
Jenny Mengel
Chris Romero
Talia Weiner
Mike Irwin
Ryan Keberle
Phelps
Eric Lawrence
Gerald Cleaver
Sunny
Joey Dunn
Rasaan
Vin
Kim
Sasha Dobson
Jordan McCLean
Jessica Lurie
Steve Walsh
Reut
Flory
BRiggan Krauss
Timothy Quigley
Charlie Burnham
Gina Leishman
Frank London
Murph
Drury
Nuri
Harry Bubbins
Coral
Binney
Mike Presta
Troy
Molly Barker
Joc
Richard Julian
Teddy Kumpec
Rieser
Mason
Doug Weisleman
Art Baron
Oren Bloedow
Peck
Louie Belogenis
Emily Cardinaux
Potier
Falzone
Jesse Harris
Tosso
Sandra
Satish
Michael Kerr
Pete Branin
Seth Paris
Bill Ware
Jenny Romaine
John McClellen
Aron Thurston
Jodocy
Chantal
Cyro
Brian Mitchell
Thomas Morgan
Joel Harrison
Matt Mottel
Elizebeth
Jesse Jones
Daniel
Jose Davila
Pam Fleming
Yuval
Blake
Steve Shelley
Roger Lent
Perowsky
Bram
Jonathon
Gerstein
Welf
Lackner
Jazz Possum
Sewelson
Ron Caswell
Graham Haynes
Anne Drummond
Christof
Arabogon
Clark Gayton
Finlayson
Jazz Bear
Daniel Carter
Andy Hertz
Luntzel
Stephen Shatz
Sarah Wilson
Warren Holt
August
Jazz Eagle
| In
the year of the Black Horse, circa two thousand two, on the banks
of the mighty Hudson River, a nameless band was born to the loving
parents, saxophonist Jonathon Haffner, percussionist Jennifer Harris
and bass drummer Kenny Wollesen. Endowed with the gifted ability
to be mobile, acoustic, and electric, the band began its odyssey,
producing sounds that inspire people to move in ways never thought
possible, physically, mentally and spiritually. By
March 2003 during the Love Not War parade, the band quickly reached
maturity on the streets on New York City. Followed by a well-balanced
diet of gigs of astonishing variety, plus a constant influx of New
York's finest musicians, the band grew and the songbook filled too,
mixed with a cache of original music from some of today's brilliant
composers (Frisell, Zorn, Bernstein Apfelbaum, Wilson, Mottel, Wieselman,
Harris). Through the rings of its growth, many names came along
to refer to "the marching band", some sticking longer
than others, yet each one reflecting the here and now. Today, the band's current incarnation, HIMALAYAS, embodies a culmination of multimedia performances (Anthology Film Archives); massive puppet shows (with NYC Puppeteers Collective, ImaginationExplosion, Great Small Works); cultural festivals (Lincoln Center Outdoors, CitySol, River TO River); community parades (Gay Pride, South Bronx Earth Day); Peace of Love ceremonies (RNC, May Day); music-making workshops for children of the South Bronx and Lower East Side; a spectacular 150-person performance at 2005 Celebrate Brooklyn (known then as S.L.A.M.); a month-long residency with legendary conductor Lawrence "Butch" Morris; special guest appearances (Medeski, Martin andWood, Brazilian Girls); operas, studio recordings, and a weekly stint at the surrealist bar Zebulon in Williamsburg. Currently, the band can be seen in the great Jonas Mekas' web film, “365 films.” |