About the Artist
This tight five-man band features some of the most in-demand studio musicians in New York City, including sax wizard Aaron Heick (who has played with Paul Simon, Chaka Kahn, Aretha Franklin, Donald Fagen, Frank Sinatra, the Manhattan Transfer, Anita Baker, Grover Washington Jr., Suzanne Vega, Steps Ahead, and many other notable artists), master guitarist Jon Herington (who has recently recorded and toured with Steely Dan, and has worked with Bill Evans, Michael Brecker, Peter Erskine, Boz Scaggs, and Bette Midler), renowned bassist Jeff Allen (a Juilliard graduate who has played and recorded with Duncan Sheik, Enrique Iglesias, Avril Lavigne, Vanessa Carlton, and Chantal Kreviazuk) and versatile drummer and percussionist Joe Bonadio (Chris Botti, Shawn Colvin, Jerry Marotta). Joe Rubenstein, composer of these sophisticated jazz tunes, is committed to tight song structures as well as the art of passionate improvisation. His background includes a Doctorate from the ! Yale Universitys School of Music and a steady presence on the New York jazz, pop, and classical scenes."