Joe McCarthy’s New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band
Lineup
About the Event
Celebrating 25 years, the Latin GRAMMY Award-winning New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band is an Afro-Cuban jazz ensemble uniting world-class musicians in a sound without borders — rooted in the Bebop tradition and enriched by African, Afro-Caribbean, Brazilian, and global musical cultures.
Founded and led by drummer Joe McCarthy, NYABABB draws from an extensive original catalog composed and arranged by McCarthy, Vince Norman, and fellow band members, with collaborations from Alex Brown, Hector Martignon, Dave Samuels, Victor Provost, and Roland Vazquez.
NYABABB won Latin Jazz Album of the Year at the 9th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards (2008) for Afro Bop Alliance featuring Dave Samuels, which was also nominated at the 51st GRAMMY Awards. In 2023, McCarthy and Norman received a Latin GRAMMY nomination for Best Arrangement for “Waltz of the Flowers” from The Pan American Nutcracker Suite.
Andrew Gould — Alto Saxophone / Lead
Alejandro Aviles — Alto Saxophone
Ben Kono — Tenor Saxophone
Luis Hernandez — Tenor Saxophone / Composer
Frank Basile — Baritone Saxophone
Nick Marchione — Trumpet / Lead
John Walsh — Trumpet
Tony Kadleck — Trumpet
Diego Urcola — Trumpet
Rob Edwards — Trombone / Lead
Alan Ferber — Trombone
John Yao — Trombone
Jeff Nelson — Bass Trombone
Alex Brown — Piano / Composer
John Benitez — Bass
Joe McCarthy — Drums / Bandleader / Composer
Victor Provost — Steel Pan / Composer
Luisito Quintero — Congas / Percussion
Fareed Haque — Guitar