Michael Sarian & The Big Chabones Residency at Club Bonafide

Canadian-born, Argentine-raised trumpeter and composer Michael Sarian’s “disposition to innovate — an inherent pivot away from the stringent politics of aesthetic identity in New York jazz — reflects a deeper pivoting in identity, one unique to a composer who, like many endowed with the tensions of a transnational or diasporic identity, cannot fundamentally belong.” Raffi Wartanian, Jazz Times.
After years of leading smaller groups, Sarian created Michael Sarian & The Big Chabones, a big band dedicated to playing his original compositions as well as originals by other band members. With some of the brightest and most promising up-and-coming musicians, the charts showcase the length and breadth of talent that is flocking to New York City from around the globe, and the band’s eclectic sound is proof of this. After playing at numerous venues, The Big Chabones are proud to call Club Bonafide home for one Tuesday a month....

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Canadian-born, Argentine-raised trumpeter and composer Michael Sarian’s “disposition to innovate — an inherent pivot away from the stringent politics of aesthetic identity in New York jazz — reflects a deeper pivoting in identity, one unique to a composer who, like many endowed with the tensions of a transnational or diasporic identity, cannot fundamentally belong.” Raffi Wartanian, Jazz Times.
After years of leading smaller groups, Sarian created Michael Sarian & The Big Chabones, a big band dedicated to playing his original compositions as well as originals by other band members. With some of the brightest and most promising up-and-coming musicians, the charts showcase the length and breadth of talent that is flocking to New York City from around the globe, and the band’s eclectic sound is proof of this. After playing at numerous venues, The Big Chabones are proud to call Club Bonafide home for one Tuesday a month.

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