Dynamic Maximum Tension
Dave Pietro piccolo, flute, alto flute, soprano sax, alto sax
Rob Wilkerson flute, clarinet, soprano sax, alto sax
Sam Sadigursky clarinet, tenor sax
John Ellis clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor sax
Carl Maraghi clarinet, bass clarinet, baritone sax
Seneca Black trumpet & flugelhorn
Liesl Whitaker trumpet & flugelhorn
Matt Holman trumpet & flugelhorn
Nadje Noordhuis trumpet & flugelhorn
Ingrid Jensen trumpet & flugelhorn on Dymaxion, Ebonite, Last Waltz for Levon, Wingèd Beasts, Your Enemies Are Asleep, Ferromagnetic, Single-Cell Jitterbug, and Mae West: Advice
Brandon Lee trumpet & fluegelhorn on All In, Tensile Curves, and Codebreaker
Mike Fahie trombone
Ryan Keberle trombone
Jacob Garchik trombone
Jennifer Wharton bass trombone & tuba
Sebastian Noelle acoustic & electric guitar
Adam Birnbaum acoustic & electric piano
Matt Clohesy contrabass & electric bass
Jon Wikan drum set & cajón
Sara Caswell violin & Hardanger d’amore on Tensile Curves
Cécile McLorin Salvant voice on Mae West: Advice
Darcy James Argue composer, conductor, ringleader
All compositions by Darcy James Argue, except “Mae West: Advice” by Darcy James Argue (music) and Paisley Rekdal (lyrics). Published by Cercopithecine Music (BMI). “Mae West: Advice” published by Cercopithecine Music & Paisley Rekdal. Administered by Music Works International.
Produced by Alan Ferber, Brian Montgomery, and Darcy James Argue
Session Producer: Alan Ferber
Recorded and Mixed by Brian Montgomery
Recorded at Power Station at BerkleeNYC Studio C, New York, NY, from August 29–September 2, 2022.
Mixed at Soundview Studio, White Plains, NY.
Mastered by Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound, Edgewater, NJ, from May 30–31, 2023.
Real Enemies
Dave Pietro piccolo, flute, alto flute, bass flute, soprano sax, alto sax
Rob Wilkerson flute, clarinet, soprano sax, alto sax
Sam Sadigursky Eb clarinet, Bb clarinet, A clarinet, tenor sax
John Ellis clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor sax
Carl Maraghi clarinet, bass clarinet, baritone sax
Seneca Black trumpet, flugelhorn
Jonathan Powell trumpet, flugelhorn
Matt Holman trumpet, flugelhorn
Nadje Noordhuis trumpet, flugelhorn
Ingrid Jensen trumpet, flugelhorn
Mike Fahie trombone
Ryan Keberle trombone
Jacob Garchik trombone
Jennifer Wharton bass trombone, tuba
Sebastian Noelle acoustic & electric guitar
Adam Birnbaum acoustic & electric piano, FM synth
Matt Clohesy contrabass & electric bass, bass synth
Jon Wikan drum set, cajón, percussion
James Urbaniak narrator on “Who Do You Trust?” and “You Are Here” reprise
Darcy James Argue composer, conductor, ringleader
All compositions by Darcy James Argue (Cercopithecine Music/BMI)
Recorded February 1-4, 2016 at MSR Studios, Studio A, New York NY
Engineered and Mixed by Brian Montgomery
Mastered by Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound
2017 GRAMMY nominee: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
2017 JUNO nominee: Jazz Album of the Year: Group
Brooklyn Babylon
Erica von Kleist piccolo, flute, alto flute, soprano sax, alto sax, electronics
Rob Wilkerson flute, clarinet, soprano sax, alto sax
Sam Sadigursky clarinet, tenor sax
John Ellis clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor sax
Josh Sinton clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, baritone sax
Seneca Black trumpet, flugelhorn
Tom Goehring trumpet, flugelhorn
Matt Holman trumpet, flugelhorn
Nadje Noordhuis trumpet, flugelhorn
Ingrid Jensen trumpet, flugelhorn, electronics
Mike Fahie euphonium, trombone
Ryan Keberle trombone
James Hirschfeld trombone, tuba
Jennifer Wharton bass trombone, tuba
Sebastian Noelle acoustic & electric guitar
Gordon Webster acoustic & electric piano, melodica
Matt Clohesy contrabass & electric bass
Jon Wikan drum set, tapan, surdo, cajón, shaker, tambourine, misc. percussion
Darcy James Argue composer, conductor, ringleader
On “Missing Parts,” the entire ensemble plays miscellaneous percussion.
All compositions by Darcy James Argue (Cercopithecine Music/BMI)
Recorded June 19-21, 2012 at Avatar Studios Studio C, New York NY
Engineered by Brian Montgomery and Paul Cox
Mixed by Brian Montgomery. Mastered by Randy Merrill at Masterdisk
2014 GRAMMY nominee: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
2014 JUNO nominee: Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year
Best Album of 2013, The New Republic
Best Jazz Album of 2013, Lucid Culture
Top 10 Album, 2013 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll
Top 10 Album, 2013 DownBeat Readers' Poll
Infernal Machines
Erica von Kleist flute, alto flute, soprano sax, alto sax
Rob Wilkerson flute, clarinet, soprano sax, alto sax
Sam Sadigursky clarinet, soprano sax, tenor sax
Mark Small clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor sax
Josh Sinton clarinet, bass clarinet, baritone sax
Seneca Black trumpet, flugelhorn
Tom Goehring trumpet, flugelhorn
Laurie Frink trumpet, flugelhorn
Nadje Noordhuis trumpet, flugelhorn
Ingrid Jensen trumpet, flugelhorn
Mike Fahie trombone
Ryan Keberle trombone
James Hirschfeld trombone
Jennifer Wharton bass trombone
Sebastian Noelle acoustic & electric guitar
Mike Holober acoustic & electric piano
Matt Clohesy contrabass & electric bass
Jon Wikan drum set, cajon, pandeiro, and misc. percussion
Darcy James Argue composer, conductor, ringleader
All compositions by Darcy James Argue (Cercopithecine Music/BMI)
Recorded December 15-17, 2008 at Bennett Studios, Englewood, NJ
Engineered & Mixed by Paul Cox. Mastered by Randy Merrill at Masterdisk
2011 GRAMMY nominee: Best Jazz Large Ensemble Album
2010 JUNO Award nominee: Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year
Best Debut, 2009 Village Voice Jazz Critics' Poll
Album of the Year, 2010 El Intruso International Critics' Poll
Included on over 100 Best-of-the-Year Lists, including the New York Times, NPR, the Wall Street Journal, and others.