JOE MCCARTHY AND THE NEW YORK AFRO BOP ALLIANCE BIG BAND
Genres: Latin Jazz, Third Stream • United States

The Latin Grammy Award winning New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band (ABA) is an Afro-Cuban jazz ensemble based in New York City, winner of  Latin Jazz Album of the Year at the 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2008 for the recording “Afro Bop Alliance, featuring Dave Samuels,” released on the Heads-Up label. This recording was also nominated for a Grammy in the same category that same year at the 51st Grammy Awards. ABA was founded and is led by drummer Joe McCarthy. The band is comprised of first call jazz and Latin jazz players from New York City who collectively perform with the greatest names in the business. The band draws from their own extensive catalogue of charts featuring the writing and composing talents of members of the band and collaborations with Dave Samuels and Roland Vazquez, among others. The music of ABA has long been inspired by read more...