Our intrepid reedman also runs a cracked up mambo band called Gato Loco and he wrote a wonderful piece of music called Coconino. Coconino is a suite in 8 movements loosely based on the characters and places from the comic Krazy Kat.
A few weeks ago the band performed the entire suite at Ars Nova Theater as part of their first annual ANT festival. What a great night: a wonderful venue, a packed house and the music was on point. Which is saying a lot… Stefan has written some bad as stuff that is actually quite challenging to play correctly and as fiery as it intended. We recorded an album of the suite earlier this summer and it is due out soon.
I am including the video of Coconino #1 here. For completists, please note that the entirety of Tin Pan is absorbed here. “Tuba” Joe Exley on Tuba, Cifton Hyde on electric guitar, Stefan of course, and Jesse (that’s me) on trumpet. Also featured, Greg Stare on Drums, Ari Fulman-Cohen on Bass, Rick Becker on Trombone, Kevin Moehringer on Bass Trombone, Brett Tyson on Congas,