THE PAUL CARLON OCTET

The Paul Carlon Octet, born in 2002, established itself performing primarily Paul's original compositions as well as arrangements of traditional songs and music by artists such as Billy Strayhorn and Baden Powell. The Octet takes as its jumping-off point the desire to mix orchestral jazz with styles from all over North and South America and the Caribbean.

OTHER TONGUES

Our first CD, released in 2006, features our original blend of jazz, latin, and world music influences as well as Special Guests vocalist Ileana Santamaría, tenor player Buddy Terry, and RumbaTap artist Max Pollak.

ROOTS PROPAGANDA

Picking up where our first CD left off, Roots Propaganda, released in 2008, again features Max Pollak as well as vocalist Christelle Durandy and guitarist Pete Smith. Delving deeper into Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian roots, the album also takes a deeper look at Delta Blues.


The Octet:

Paul Carlon - Tenor & Soprano Saxophones, Flute & Mbira
Anton Denner - Alto Sax & Flute
Dave Smith/Alex Norris - Trumpet
Ryan Keberle/Mike Miller - Trombone
Mike Fahie - Trombone
John Stenger - Piano
Edward Perez / Dave Ambrosio - Bass
William "Beaver" Bausch - Drumset
Max Pollak (RumbaTap) - Dance
Christelle Durandy - Vocals

The Octet Family

The following are previous or intermittent members of the extended network of musicians who have performed with the Paul Carlon Octet:

Francois Zayas
Dave Hertzberg
Nicki Denner
John DiMartino
Matt Pavolka
Felix Sanabria
Mark Miller
Noah Bless
Jose Davila
Dana Leong
Alex Norris
Greg Glassman
Tatum Greenblatt
Joe Magnarelli
Erica von Kleist
Pete Smith
Buddy Terry
Ileana Santamaría
Sofia Tosello