The TriBattery Pops Tom Goodkind Conductor
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Members of the TriBattery Pops Tom Goodkind Conductor
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Battery Park City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Community band Marching bands Alternative rock |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Labels | TriBattery Pops available on iTunes CMJ |
| Associated acts | Any woodwind and horn band that enjoys using a gazebo for a free neighborhood performance. |
| Website | [1] |
The TriBattery Pops Tom Goodkind Conductor is an all-volunteer community band,[1] and is Lower Manhattan's first such band for over a hundred years.[2] The band's founder and conductor is what songwriter Chris Butler of the Waitresses, once called "a master of shrewd thinking,"[3] an apt label for the punk-rocker turned community bandleader.
In a review of their performance with Trisha Brown, the N.Y. Times called the Pops "robustly rhythmic."[4]
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 Comics' creator Stan Lee, the childhood next door neighbor of the conductor.[5]
In 2013, conductor/composer Tom Goodkind had the band performing post modern classical originals and Philip Glass provided minimal music for their 10th album, Pops Art. Their 2014 was dedicated to modern jazz, especially the music of John Coltrane. In 2015, they join the Downtown Adult Chorus to perform hits from the '60s pop drug culture.
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)
- Dark (2012)
- Moombahton Marching Band Party Mix (2012)
- Pops Art (2013)
- Superstorm Sandy - Single from Pops Art (2013)
- ArtZ - Single from Pops Art (2013)
- Jazz (2014)
- Be Flat - Single from Jazz (2014)
- Turn On, Tune Up, and Drop Out (2015)
- You Know, The Actor, What's His Name - P.C. Music style mix single (2015)
Musicians
Alan Sturm (trumpet & flugelhorn)
Joe Ferrari (tenor sax)
Joseph C. Elliot (drums)
Peter Zagare (funky bass)
Heidi Hunter (flute)
Michele B. Kaufman (baritone sax)
Marie Jensen (tenor sax & piccolo)
Jonathan O’Donnell (alto sax)
Ryan Tschida (alto sax)
Gregory Jones (trombone)
Jo Ellen Fusco (clarinet)
Kimberly Mossel (clarinet)
Gregory Wycoff (flute)
Olivia Goodkind (vocal)
OUR ADULT CHORUS
Miriam Birnbaum
Fran Dickson
Andrea Ahearn
Carolyn Camburn
Seetha Sundaresan
Ethel Fusaro
Elisabeth Birnbaum
Laura Handlin
Elsa Alharez
References
- ↑ Boerger Community Music Resource Directory
- ↑ HONK!Festival of Activist Street
- ↑ Lyrics from "The Devil Glitch" by Chris Butler
- ↑ New York Times March 18, 2011
- ↑ from Budfolk conversation with conductor Tom Goodkind 1/9/10
