SEXMOB plays Fellini! at The Falcon

Cinema, Circus & Spaghetti - The Music of Nino Rota

The band Sexmob specializes in a distinct strain of deconstructionist, improvised music - jazz that aims at fun by bouncing off the walls! The quartet has tackled James Bond music, rock covers, Duke Ellington, the Macarena and exotica, plus originals from leader Steven Bernstein. This antic trumpeter, who brings out the slide trumpet with this group, counts on exceptional musicianship from Briggan Krauss (saxophone), Tony Scherr (bass) and Kenny Wollesen (drums), making Sexmob a sort of cover band in the mold of the Ornette Coleman quartet. Its latest album, Cinema, Circus & Spaghetti, takes on music of Federico Fellini's film composer, Nino Rota....

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Cinema, Circus & Spaghetti - The Music of Nino Rota

The band Sexmob specializes in a distinct strain of deconstructionist, improvised music - jazz that aims at fun by bouncing off the walls! The quartet has tackled James Bond music, rock covers, Duke Ellington, the Macarena and exotica, plus originals from leader Steven Bernstein. This antic trumpeter, who brings out the slide trumpet with this group, counts on exceptional musicianship from Briggan Krauss (saxophone), Tony Scherr (bass) and Kenny Wollesen (drums), making Sexmob a sort of cover band in the mold of the Ornette Coleman quartet. Its latest album, Cinema, Circus & Spaghetti, takes on music of Federico Fellini's film composer, Nino Rota.

Leader Steven Bernstein is a trumpeter/slide trumpeter, arranger, and composer who lives outside of musical convention. Sexmob has been together since 1995 touring the world, winning numerous awards, and has had their music featured on MTV, Saturday Night Live and NPR. Sexotica, recorded for Thirsty Ear’s Blue series, was nominated for a Grammy in 2006. Their CD, Sex Mob meets Medeski was recorded live at the Willisau Jazz Festival.

During his 10 years as a member of John Lurie’s Lounge Lizards, he arranged the music for Get Shorty, Clay Pigeons, Fishing With John and many more film, television and commercial projects with Mr. Lurie.

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