The Paul Abella Trio has made a name for itself by embracing a free wheeling approach towards its choice in song material and for finding unique ways to weave the Cajon (a Peruvian box drum) into Jazz.

Look past the off-kilter instrumentation and the oddball set lists, and you’ll see a band upholding a tradition of Jazz as subversive party music. Drawing inspiration from Eddie Harris, Medeski, Martin & Wood, The Bad Plus, and Lester Bowie, they fuse Pop melodies, Jazz harmonies, Brazilian, Afro-Cuban and Funk rhythms, jammy improvisations with punk ferocity.

Or, as one friend once said, "someone's going to have to invent a whole new genre just to describe you guys."

Alex Wing: Guitar
Preyas Roy: Vibraphone
Chris Bernhardt: Bass
Paul Abella: cajon