February 22nd, 2024: 8th Driff Fest

Driff Records presents its 8th Driff Festival, celebrating the Boston creative jazz community with a multi-generational line-up in two bands and three duos.
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ATMOS
Noah Campbell - tenor and soprano sax
Pandelis Karayorgis - piano
Nate McBride - bass
Nat Mugavero - drums

BLINK
Jorrit Dijkstra - alto sax
Gabe Boyarin - guitar
Eric Hofbauer - guitar
Nate McBride - bass guitar
Eric Rosenthal - drums

Bill Lowe - bass trombone, tuba
Charlie Kohlhase - saxes

Kelly Bray - trumpet
Greg Kelley - trumpet

Lemuel Marc - trumpet
Ted Reichman - accordion

Doors 7:00, show starts at 7:30-midnight.
$25/$20 students

Boston-based independent record label Driff Records announces it’s 7th Driff Fest, on Friday November 22nd, at the Lily Pad in Cambridge. The festival celebrates a multi-generational line up of Boston-based improvising musicians, featuring two bands and three duos. The label is also presenting two freshly released albums.

Pianist and composer Pandelis Karayorgis is presenting his new group ATMOS, adding Providence-based saxophonist Noah Campbell to his trio with bassist Nate McBride and veteran drummer Nat Mugavero. The group focuses on phrasing, space and dialog in their free improvisations. Campbell is also featured on a forthcoming Driff release with Karayorgis and bassist Brittany Karlson.

Saxophonist and composer Jorrit Dijkstra will present his new group BLINK, which extends his Porch Trio (Nate McBride, Eric Rosenthal) with Boston stalwart Eric Hofbauer and young talent Gabe Boyarin on guitars. The band uses a microtonal tuning system between the instruments, which gives it a mesmerizing and dreamy sound, full of collective melodic and multi-rhythmic layerings.

Three duos of Boston area improvisers of multiple generations will complete the evening: Charlie Kohlhase (saxophones) and Bill Lowe (trombone, tuba), Kelly Bray and Greg Kelley (trumpets), Lemuel Marc (trumpet) and Ted Reichman (accordion).

January 21st, 2023: Driff Winter Festivalette

Saturday, January 21, 2023,
7:30 PM-10:00 PM
Lilypad, Inman Sq, Cambridge
Admission $15 ($12 students)

The Driff Winter Festivalette will feature Jorrit Dijkstra's PorchBone, and the Duo Pandelis Karayorgis/Jeb Bishop.
Jorrit Dijkstra's PorchBone is an extension of The Porch Trio with a section of three trombonists. This project juxtaposes the abstract, improvised sounds of The Porch Trio against the velvety sound of a trombone section, inspired by the sound of the Duke Ellington and Sun Ra big bands. The group plays a mixture of compositions by Jorrit Dijkstra and free improvisations by all members. This project was premiered at the Driff Fest 2021, and this concert will feature new compositions by Jorrit Dijkstra, in anticipation of a recording session and future CD release on Driff Records.

The Duo Karayorgis/Bishop celebrates their latest CD release "Duals" on Driff Records, featuring original compositions and improvisations.

PorchBone:
Jorrit Dijkstra - alto and soprano saxophone, lyricon, analog electronics, compositions
Nate McBride - acoustic and electric bass
Eric Rosenthal - drums and percussion
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Jeb Bishop - trombone
Michael Prentky - trombone
Bill Lowe - bass trombone, tuba

Duo Karayorgis/Bishop:
Pandelis Karayorgis - piano
Jeb Bishop - trombone

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( Pictures by Stephen Malagodi)

We are proud to participate in the Mass Cultural Council’s Card to Culture Program
EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare cardholders + one guest get free entrance.

June 10th 2022: 6th Driff Fest

Friday, June 10 2022, 7:00 PM-12:00 AM
Lilypad, Inman Sq, Cambridge
Admission $25 ($10 students)

7:30
ANNA ABONDOLO TRIO
Anna Abondolo - bass
Kris Davis - piano
Jon Starks - drums

8:30
TONY MALABY’S KIRI-KIRI
Jorrit Dijkstra, soprano sax
Tony Malaby, soprano sax
DoYeon Kim, Gayageum
James Nadien, drums

9:30
Guillermo Gregorio, clarinet
Jeb Bishop, trombone
Fred Lonberg-Holm, cello
Pandelis Karayorgis, piano

10:30
CUTOUT w. special guest(s)
Jorrit Dijkstra, alto sax
Jeb Bishop, trombone
Pandelis Karayorgis, piano
Nate McBride, bass
Luther Gray, drums

October 1st 2021: 5th Driff Fest

Friday, October 1 2021, 7:00 PM-12:00 AM
Lilypad, Inman Sq, Cambridge
Admission $20 ($15 students)

June 12 2020: 5th Driff Fest

** CANCELED **
Lilypad, Inman Sq, Cambridge

We're excited to announce that the 5th annual Driff Festival will take place on Friday June 12th of this year, at the Lily Pad in Cambridge, MA.

Some programs highlights:
Trio Linger (Jorrit Dijkstra, John Hollenbeck and special guest)
Guillermo Gregorio, Jeb Bishop, Pandelis Karayorgis
Cutout (Jorrit Dijkstra/Jeb Bishop/Pandelis Karayorgis/Nate McBride/Luther Gray)
Twin Engine (Jeff Platz/Matt Crane duo)

June 8 2019: 4th Driff Fest

Saturday, June 8 2019, 7:30 PM-1:00 AM
Lilypad, Inman Sq, Cambridge
Admission $20 ($15 students)

2019 Driff Fest program

7:30
Andria Nicodemou Solo
Andria Nicodemou, vibraphone

8:15
Cliff Trio
Pandelis Karayorgis, piano
Damon Smith, bass
Eric Rosenthal, drums

9:00
Jorrit Dijkstra-Jessica Roseman Duo
Jessica Roseman, dance
Jorrit Dijkstra, soprano sax

9:30
Steve Lantner Trio w/ Allan Chase and Luther Gray
Allan Chase, alto sax
Steve Lantner, piano
Luther Gray, drums

10:15
Cutout
Jorrit Dijkstra, soprano, alto sax
Jeb Bishop, trombone
Pandelis Karayorgis, piano
Nate McBride, bass
Luther Gray, drums

11:00
Jeb Bishop's Every Opportunity
Forbes Graham, trumpet
Jeb Bishop, trombone
Reginald Chapman, bass trombone
Abigale Reisman, violin
Junko Fujiwara, cello
Brittany Karlson, bass
Andria Nicodemou, vibraphone
Curt Newton, drums
Eric Rosenthal, drums

11:50
Jazz Party
Forbes Graham, trumpet
Charlie Kohlhase, saxes
Jeb Bishop, trombone
Pandelis Karayorgis, piano
Jef Charland, bass
Curt Newton, drums

April 2019:
Article about Driff Records in The New York City Jazz Record

September 2018: Three Trios
Three new releases

After a three year hiatus, Driff Records releases three trio CDs. Click on the CD image
to find out about each release on the Driff Records Bandcamp page.

November 29, 2015: Matchbox CD release party
7-9 PM, Lilypad, 1353 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139

Jorrit Dijkstra - alto sax
Pandelis Karayorgis - piano
Nate McBride - bass
Curt Newton - drums

June 19 - 20, 2015: 3nd Annual Driff Records Mini-Fest
On June 19th and 20th, at the Lily Pad in Cambridge, Driff Records presented its 3d annual Driff Fest.
This year, it spanned two evenings and featured special guests: Jeb Bishop, Taylor Ho Bynum, Tony Malaby and Ra-Kalam Bob Moses.
Each evening had four short sets ending with Bathysphere both nights.

more photos here

	Taylor Ho Bynum-cornet Eric Rosenthal-drums

Taylor Ho Bynum-cornet Jeb Bishop-trombone Pandelis Karayorgis-piano Nate McBride-bass	Tony Malaby-sax Jeb Bishop-trombone

Tony Malaby-sax Jorrit Dijkstra-lyricon Ra-Kalam Bob Moses-drums	MATCHBOX Jorrit Dijkstra-alto sax/lyricon Pandelis Karayorgis-piano Nate McBride-bass Curt Newton-drums

Eric Rosenthal-drums Luther Gray-drums Nate McBride-bass Jef Charland-bass	BATHYSPHERE Taylor Ho Bynum, Forbes Graham, Dan Rosenthal-trumpets, Jeb Bishop, Jeff Galindo-trombones, Josiah Reibstein-tuba, Jorrit Dijkstra, Tony Malaby, Charlie Kohlhase, Seth Meicht-saxes, Pandelis Karayorgis-piano, Nate McBride, Jef Charland-basses, Luther Gray-drums, Andrew Neumann-Buchla Music Easel, Katherine Young, bassoon

This year’s event was made possible with the support of Cambridge Arts and MCC.

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