Joe McCarthy: drums & percussion; congas on track 8
Harry Appelman: piano
Tom Baldwin: bass
Victor Provost: steel pans; “engine room”on tracks 5 & 11; vocals on track 11
Luis Hernandez: tenor sax
Vince Norman: alto sax
Tim Stanley: trumpet
Sara Jones: vocals on tracks 6 & 11
Paula McCarthy: violin/concertmaster on track 6
Suzanne Orban: principal cello on track 6
The St. Clair Chamber Strings: on track 6

Paquito D'Rivera: clarinet on track 5
Roberto Quintero: congas & percussion

Here's a sample track from Angel Eyes. This is Victor Provost's composition, “Minor details.” (If you don't see the audio player below, please update your browser. The file might take 30 seconds or more to load, depending on the speed of your internet connection and CPU.)


Websites: www.afrobop.com and joemccarthymusic.com
Record Label: ZOHO Music

WOODWINDS
Amanda Gardier: alto & soprano saxophones, flute & alto flute
Adam Carrillo: alto & soprano saxophones, clarinet
Matt Roehrich: tenor saxophone, alto flute, clarinet
Alex Young: tenor saxophone & clarinet
Steven Banks: baritone saxophone & bass clarinet
TROMBONES
Dan Coffman: lead trombone
John Sorsen: trombone
Stewart Rhodes: trombone
Wayne Wallace: trombone on tracks 5 & 9
Brennan Johns: bass trombone
TRUMPETS & FLUGELHORNS
Jordan Ghaim: lead trumpet
Joey Lamb: trumpet
Joe Anderson: EVI on track 10
Lexie Signor: trumpet
Pat Harbison: trumpet on tracks 5 & 9
TUBA
Matt Johnson: tracks 5 & 9
FRENCH HORNS
Eric Dumouchelle: track 7
Torrey D'Angelo: track 7
GUITAR
Matt MacDougall: guitar
VOCALS
Richard Baskin: tracks 2, 5 & 10
Michael Spiro: track 2
UPRIGHT, ELECTRIC, BABY BASS
Anna Butterss: tracks 1, 6 & 8
Rob Walker: tracks 2, 3, 4, 7 & 10
Jeremy Allen: tracks 5 & 9
PIANO
John Weisiger: piano
PERCUSSION
Joe Gavin: batá on track 2; guiro on track 5
Kristin Olson: batá on track 2; congas on tracks 6, 8 & 10; timbales & shakers on track 10
Mitch Shiner: shekere on track 2; congas & maracas on track 5; triangle on track 9; shakers on tracks 9 & 10
Michael Spiro: batá on track 2
VIBRAPHONE
Kristin Olson: tracks 1, 4, 6 & 8
Mitch Shiner: tracks 2, 7 & 9
DRUM SET
Ben Lumsdaine: track 9
Josh Roberts: tracks 2 & 7
Mitch Shiner: tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8 & 10

Here's a sample track from Fly!. This is Mitch Shiner's composition, “Dragon express.” (If you don't see the audio player below, please update your browser. The file might take 30 seconds or more to load, depending on the speed of your internet connection and CPU.)


Website: www.shineymusic.com
Record label: Patois Records

Dawan Muhammad: tenor & soprano saxophones
Calvin Keys: guitar on tracks 1-5
Bobby Pierce: Hammond B3 organ on tracks 1-5
Tom Tonyan: Hammond B3 organ on tracks 6-11
Billy Higgins: drums on tracks 1-5
Harold Acey: drums on tracks 6-11

Here's a sample track from Preachin to the Choir. This is Dawan Muhammad's composition, “Just before sunrise.” (If you don't see the audio player below, please update your browser. The file might take 30 seconds or more to load, depending on the speed of your internet connection and CPU.)


Record label: LifeForcejazz Records