GRANDPA MUSSELMAN & HIS SYNCOPATORS

Grandpa Musselman & His Syncopators is a New York City musical group performing masterpieces from the first generation of jazz.

Led by trombonist Matt Musselman (b. 1986), the ensemble consists of six conservatory-trained musicians assembled in a classic New Orleans configuration (trumpet, trombone, soprano saxophone, piano, tuba and drums) exploring vintage repertoire spanning 1900s ragtime to 1950s swing.

The Syncopators formed in 2006 when Mr. Musselman organized classmates at the Manhattan School of Music to play original Jelly Roll Morton stock-arrangements from the Library of Congress.  In 2007, the band attended the Jazz Aspen-Snowmass Academy in Colorado where they rehearsed and performed under the direction of Christian McBride and Loren Schoenberg.

A specialty of the crew is their themed concerts programs which include Hotter Than That: The Music of Louis Armstrong's Hot Fives & Sevens, Rockin' In Rhythm: Duke Ellington's First Chapter, and In A Mist: Bix Beiderbecke and "Symphonic Jazz."  The gentlemen have also collaborated with burlesque and cabaret artists in productions such as Visions of Weimar with Daniel Isengart, Shanghai Nights with Shien Lee, and Let's Misbehave with Amber Ray.

They have played at the MoMA, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Montauk Club, the Zipper Factory Theatre, the South Street Seaport Museum, the Slipper Room, the Gershwin Hotel, Bryant Park, and Bargemusic.

For booking and other information please contact:
Matt Musselman
301-706-1867
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