Brian Drye
Trombonist And Pianist Brian Drye Is An Integral Part Of NYC’s Creative Music Scene. His Debut As A Leader, Bizingas Was Hailed As “One Of The Best Introductions To A New Band” By The New York Times. Drye Has Spent The Last Two Decades Exploring And Performing The Vast Array Of Music That Is Available In The NYC Area. This Includes Jazz Of All Eras, Rock, Funk, Salsa, Gospel, Reggae, Balkan, Pakistani, Mexican, Haitian, Brazilian Forro And Klezmer. The Result Is One Of Most Distinctive And Personal Approaches To Playing The Trombone In Music Today.

This Began In His Youth As His Father Shared With Him The Music Of Ellington And Mingus. He Continued Developing His Sound On The Trombone Learning Directly From Masters Like Hal Crook, Buddy Morrow And Roswell Rudd.

As A Jazz Trombonist Brian Has Performed With Hank Roberts Sextet, Billy Martin’s Wicked Knee, Medeski Martin And Wood, Steven Bernstein (Sex Mob), Jazz Legend Clark Terry, Andrew D’Angelo’s DNA Big Band, Kirk Knuffke Quartet W/ Bill Goodwin And Mark Helias, Petr Cancura’s Down Home (Mississippi Roots), Marcus Rojas’s Brass Band, Matt Darriau's Jewish Jazz Project, Michael Formanek’s Ensemble Collossus And The Wood Brothers. Brian Has Performed With Celebrated Experimental Composer Annie Gosfield, Performance Artist Laurie Anderson And Was Featured In Andy Biskin’S Goldberg Variations At BAM As Well As Bang On A Can's 25th Anniversary Celebration At Lincoln Center With The Asphalt Orchestra. In 2016 Brian Made His Theatre Debut, Performing Trombone In The Cast Of Hadestown At The New York Theatre Workshop. He Is Currently Performing On Broadway With Hadestown At The Walter Kerr Theatre In NYC.

Brian Has Been A Consistent Member Of The Lower Brass Sections Of Balkan Brass Juggernauts Slavic Soul Party! And Frank London’s Klezmer Brass Allstars, Banda De Los Muertos, A Mexican Banda, The Brooklyn Qwaali Party Dedicated To The Music Of Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn And The Brazilian Groups Maracatu NY And Nation Beat. These Diverse Influences From Eastern Europe To The Northeast Of Brazil And Beyond Have Had A Lasting Influence On Brian’s Approach To Improvisation And Composition.

Brian Spent His Formative Years Touring The Nation With The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Crooner Paul Anka And The Four Tops. He Has Performed And Recorded On Both Piano And Trombone With Tony Award Winner Stew (Passing Strange) From Stew And The Negro Problem.

In 2008, Brian Developed A Multi Purpose Performance And Rehearsal Space, Ibeam Brooklyn Which Has Become A Home For Creative Music In The Burgeoning Arts And Entertainment Scene In Gowanus. Ibeam Brooklyn Has Hosted A Who’s Who In The Downtown And Creative Music Scene, Providing A Home For Up And Coming And Established Artists.