Tony Malaby's Paloma Xtra 4/19 Cornelia Street

[Steve Reynolds]

Saturday, Apr 19 - 9:00PM & 10:30PM
PALOMA XTRA
Tony Malaby, tenor sax; Ben Monder, guitar; Ben Gerstein, trombone; Eivind Opsvik, bass; Billy Mintz, drums; Dan Weiss, drums


get ready for a band that sounds totally unlike any other ensemble on the planet

[Ron Thorne]

I'm assuming you'll be there and then share your thoughts with us in a passionate review, right, Steve?

[Steve Reynolds]

Yes - I will be first in line.

This is a very unique band even without the second drummer and the dynamic trombonist Mr. Ben Gerstein.

Kind of avant-jazz with southwestern/mexican and drone influences - I told Tony I heard drones in this bands music and he laughed....it is also a very loud intense band with Monder's guitar sometimes on the verge of having the whole thing meltdown.

[rawac]

Have they rebuild the stage? I was at Cornelia Street Cafe some years ago, and the stage was chock-ful with only a quartet: Tom Beckham Group. 6 intense loud musicians in this ... hallway?

I wish you a lot of fun.

[Steve Reynolds]

No they have not - but I've seen a nine piece Malaby band there - but they took out the front tables for the baritone, alto and bass clarinet players.

I am very interested to see how they fit the two drummers