Michael Sarian – Trumpet/FX
Shubh Saran – Electric Guitar
Marty Kenney – Electric Bass
Gary Jones III – Drums
Trumpeter and composer Michael Sarian has been praised for his “unique compositional and instrumental voice” (Friedrich Kunzmann, All About Jazz) and his “endlessly renewable strain of lyric improvisation regardless of context or material.” (Peter Margasak, Downbeat Magazine). Born in Toronto and raised in Buenos Aires, Michael relocated to New York City in 2012. Michael has performed at some of the most iconic international stages, including the Montreux Jazz Festival, the Kennedy Center, Teatro Colón in Argentina, Blue Note Jazz Club, BRIC JazzFest, Central Park SummerStage, and has appeared on WNYC’s Soundcheck with John Schaefer, NPR’s World Café. Michael was a semifinalist at the prestigious DCJazzPrix in 2020 and 2023, a 2020 Performer-Composer in Residence at Westben Centre for Connection & Creativity, and artist in residence at Culture Lab LIC for the winter/spring 2022 season. In 2023, Michael joined the Jonas Brothers band, performing across the globe to sold out arenas and stadiums.
