
Join us for Book of Rhapsodies
24th October 2012
We've just launched a Kickstarter page for a very exciting new project called Book of Rhapsodies. Get in on some of the incredible limited rewards HERE.
On the surface, this project is about rescuing some long forgotten
compositions from the late 1930s on 78s and rearranging them for
performance and recording in the present. But it goes beyond that into
interpretation and improvisation and in some cases, radical
re-imagining. The whole project started when I came across the surreal
and beautiful late 1930s chamber jazz of Alec Wilder. I started
collecting the original 78s and became a Wilder evangelist, telling
everyone I knew about him. From there I found four other bandleaders
active during that time who were working in a similar vein (unusual
instrumentation, hybrid between jazz and classical.)
The music is a real adventure! We have performed these new arrangements
live in NYC on occasional shows for the last year and have just begun
recording. I've kicked in quite a bit of cash myself to prime the pump
so we could record the fundamentals, but we are still a very, very long
way off from being able to finish this massive undertaking.
Please help us by sharing the above link with friends. Thank you for your continued curiosity and support!

Halloween 2012
30th September 2012
This year we'll be performing two shows around Halloween. The first is a FREE show on Friday October 26th at the beautiful BAM Cafe in Brooklyn. Don't miss this great opportunity to see the band live. We'll be performing new arrangements from a second volume of stomps from late 1920s Chicago and Harlem. The second show is Saturday October 27th is a Victorian ball called PhantasmaGOREY celebrating the work of Edward Gorey at the Riverside Ballroom at the Upper West Side, hosted by Dances of Vice. More info and ticket link on the SHOWS page.

Celebrating Neil Armstrong (1930 – 2012)
26th August 2012
Neil Armstrong was an American hero, an inspiration to all. In 1949, twenty years before Neil made that fateful step on the moon, Raymond Scott wrote the music for a delightful children's book and record called "By Rocket To The Moon" with narration explaining outer space and imagining a trip to the moon. The record features the Gene Lowell Chorus. We've recently been performing some rearrangements of the music from this recording live. Enjoy the original!

GTO Performs July 18 at MFA Boston
15th June 2012
Our show on Wednesday July 18th at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston is on sale now HERE. This show is part of the fantastic Concerts in the Courtyard series the MFA holds every summer. It's a beautiful setting but courtyard seating is limited so get tickets fast.
