The TriBattery Pops Tom Goodkind Conductor
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The TriBattery Pops Tom Goodkind Conductor is downtown NYC's first all volunteer community band in a century. The band's founder and conductor is what songwriter Chris Butler of the
Waitresses, once called "a master of shrewd thinking," an apt label for the punk-rocker turned community bandleader.
Performing to an American Masterpiece dance by Trisha Brown
and Robert Rauschenberg
in Manhattan, the band's live performance was praised as "robustly rhythmic" by New York Times dance critic Roslyn Sulcas.
' creator Stan Lee
, the childhood next door neighbor of the conductor.
Current noted members are:
Alan Sturm (trumpet & flugelhorn & musical leader since inception)
Olivia Goodkind (glockenspiel)
Carla Rupp (flute)
John Gray (tuba)
Steve Russo(drums)
Jessica Parr (tenor sax)
Dahlia Yoeli (flute)
Heidi Hunter (flute)
Paul Vercesi (clarinet)
Joe Ferrari (alto sax)
Jeff Mittler (drums)
David Nobel (euphonium)
Thomas Ellison (trumpet)
Paul Matulef (tenor sax)
Mark Altman (trumpet)
Matt Sanders (trombone)
Maryna Landsky (triangle)
Brooke Pashker (flute)
Nisha Phatak (flute)
Kimberly Mossel (clarinet)
Marcy Fuerch (clarinet)
Jonathan O'Donnell (alto sax)
Cal Johnson (tuba)
Jo Ellen Fusco (clarinet)
Michele B. Kaufman (bari sax)
Backline:
Accordion: Robert Simko; Baritone Sax: Greg Shatan; Bass Drum: Chris Butler;
Clarinet: Neil Haiduck, Zachary Young, Jason Speenberg; Drums: Gerry Hemingway, Yumi Nam,
Billy Ficca, Michael Fadden, Paul Moschella, Bob Lepre; Euphonium: Claire Hunter;
Flute: Lucy Simko, Michelle Strait, Karla Harby, Debbie Lewkowcz, Juren David (and Irish Whistle);
French Horn: Vincent Chancey; Glockenspiel: Bianca Bob, Jaime Monroe; Tenor Sax: Bob Mover,
Brian Dutton, David Aaron; Trombone: Dikko Faust, Francois Huaulme, Starlyn Lopez, Adam Fine,
Carson Church, Sara Wildavsky; Trumpet: David Behl, Joseph Ho, Elizabeth McCourt, Elizabeth Chubback;
Tuba: Alan Gilbert (& Sousaphone), Andrew Phelps, Jamal Ahmed, Jonathan Deutsch; Vocals: Theo Simko.
RIP: Judy Karnas(tambourine)
SUELLEN EPSTEIN'S CHILDRENS TUMBLING STILT WALKERS accompany the group at every show.
Waitresses, once called "a master of shrewd thinking," an apt label for the punk-rocker turned community bandleader.
Performing to an American Masterpiece dance by Trisha Brown
Trisha Brown
Trisha Brown is a postmodernist American choreographer and dancer.Brown was born in Aberdeen, Washington, and received a B.A. degree in dance from Mills College in 1958. Brown later received a D.F.A. from Bates College in 2000. For several summers she studied with Louis Horst at the American Dance...
and Robert Rauschenberg
Robert Rauschenberg
Robert Rauschenberg was an American artist who came to prominence in the 1950s transition from Abstract Expressionism to Pop Art. Rauschenberg is well-known for his "Combines" of the 1950s, in which non-traditional materials and objects were employed in innovative combinations...
in Manhattan, the band's live performance was praised as "robustly rhythmic" by New York Times dance critic Roslyn Sulcas.
Downtown NYC's Community Band
The group records an album annually, and has an album of all of its best material (25 songs) titled "Community Band" available through Apple iTunes. Their music, often up for Grammy Nominations, is distributed to radio stations internationally by College Music Journal. They performs six shows a year, starting with the April Downtown Little League Parade and ending with 4th day of July fireworks near the Statue of Liberty in Wagner Park. The band's logo was designed by Marvel ComicsMarvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
' creator Stan Lee
Stan Lee
Stan Lee is an American comic book writer, editor, actor, producer, publisher, television personality, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics....
, the childhood next door neighbor of the conductor.
Current noted members are:
Alan Sturm (trumpet & flugelhorn & musical leader since inception)
Olivia Goodkind (glockenspiel)
Carla Rupp (flute)
John Gray (tuba)
Steve Russo(drums)
Jessica Parr (tenor sax)
Dahlia Yoeli (flute)
Heidi Hunter (flute)
Paul Vercesi (clarinet)
Joe Ferrari (alto sax)
Jeff Mittler (drums)
David Nobel (euphonium)
Thomas Ellison (trumpet)
Paul Matulef (tenor sax)
Mark Altman (trumpet)
Matt Sanders (trombone)
Maryna Landsky (triangle)
Brooke Pashker (flute)
Nisha Phatak (flute)
Kimberly Mossel (clarinet)
Marcy Fuerch (clarinet)
Jonathan O'Donnell (alto sax)
Cal Johnson (tuba)
Jo Ellen Fusco (clarinet)
Michele B. Kaufman (bari sax)
Backline:
Accordion: Robert Simko; Baritone Sax: Greg Shatan; Bass Drum: Chris Butler;
Clarinet: Neil Haiduck, Zachary Young, Jason Speenberg; Drums: Gerry Hemingway, Yumi Nam,
Billy Ficca, Michael Fadden, Paul Moschella, Bob Lepre; Euphonium: Claire Hunter;
Flute: Lucy Simko, Michelle Strait, Karla Harby, Debbie Lewkowcz, Juren David (and Irish Whistle);
French Horn: Vincent Chancey; Glockenspiel: Bianca Bob, Jaime Monroe; Tenor Sax: Bob Mover,
Brian Dutton, David Aaron; Trombone: Dikko Faust, Francois Huaulme, Starlyn Lopez, Adam Fine,
Carson Church, Sara Wildavsky; Trumpet: David Behl, Joseph Ho, Elizabeth McCourt, Elizabeth Chubback;
Tuba: Alan Gilbert (& Sousaphone), Andrew Phelps, Jamal Ahmed, Jonathan Deutsch; Vocals: Theo Simko.
RIP: Judy Karnas(tambourine)
SUELLEN EPSTEIN'S CHILDRENS TUMBLING STILT WALKERS accompany the group at every show.
Recordings
- Outstanding in Their Field (2004)
- West Street (2005)
- The Beat Goes On (2006)
- 13 Stars (2007)
- Under Construction (2008)
- We're In The Money (2009)
- Community Band Greatest Hits (2010)
- The Magnificent 7th (2010)
- Suspicious Package (2011)
- 10th 11th - Whitman Sampler -12inch dub step mix (2011)