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Cowboys and Frenchmen

Cowboys & Frenchmen is a new take on instrumentation, orchestration, and composition for the jazz quintet. The front line of two alto saxophones is the vehicle for reimagining the role of horns in a small group setting, charting new territory by exploring individuality within homogeneity.

The New York City-based quintet is releasing its second album, Bluer Than You Think, in October 2017 on Outside In Music. Their first release, Rodeo (Outside In Music, 2015), garnered terrific reviews and enjoyed top placement on radio charts. The release of Rodeo was celebrated at Joes Pub, one of New Yorks most respected venues for creative music. Cowboys & Frenchmen was a featured presenter at the 2016 North American Saxophone Alliance Conference, which served as the centerpiece for a performance and educational tour through Texas. They performed at the D.C. Jazz Festival in 2016 as finalists in the inaugural D.C. JazzPrix Competition, and again in 2017 as a featured artist. They were also selected to perform at Umbria Jazz Festivals 2017 Conad Jazz Contest.
The inspiration for the band name, Cowboys & Frenchmen, is a short film by David Lynch, called The Cowboy and The Frenchmen. The film is a Western - but with a unique, out-there interpretation of that classic genre. Similarly, this quintets music has one foot firmly planted in a genre, while the other one is busy trying to kick down the genres door.

Owen Broder - saxophones
Ethan Helm - saxophones
Chris Ziemba - piano
Ethan OReilly - bass
Matt Honor - drums