In 1949 Miles Davis recorded the legendary album “Birth of the Cool,” which helped to grow a new branch in the history of jazz music. ‘Cool’ Jazz is a style of playing which emphasizes a lighter feel and less complexity than ‘Bebop’; which was also a budding style when Miles Davis made this recording. “Birth of the Cool” features a unique-sized 9-piece band, as well as unusual instrumentation, including horn and tuba. The Byron Colborn Nonet breathes new life into this music with some of the Sacramento area’s top musicians.

Byron Colborn Nonet
Joe Mazzaferro, trumpet
Otto Lee, alto saxophone
Stephen Bingen Jr., horn
Brandon Au, trombone 
Byron Colborn, baritone saxophone 
Benwar Shepard, tuba 
Alex Reiff, bass
Dave Bass, piano 
Jim Frink, drums

Program

Miles Davis—

Move
Jeru
Moon Dreams
Venus De Milo
Budo
Deception
Godchild
Boplicity
Rocker
Israel
Rouge

a Shinkoskey Noon Concert​

Free

About the Artists

Byron Colborn is a baritone saxophonist rooted in the jazz tradition, and a prominent figure in the Sacramento music scene. Colborn leads the Element Brass Band (EBB), a New Orleans style 2nd line band that is the premier brass band in Sacramento, and one of the few authentic 2nd line bands on the West Coast. In addition to EBB, Colborn leads the Byron Colborn Big Band, a 17-piece ensemble, and a variety of smaller size combos. Byron also plays regularly with Peter Petty, and is active as a teacher, both privately and with “Bigger Than Us Arts.” Byron grew up in Davis, California, attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, and is a former student of renowned saxophonists Mel Martin and George Garzone.