Crispin Cioe , Music and so much more!

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Join me as I talk about the amazing life of Crispin Cioe , Music and so much more! In 1980, Crispin and three other horn players (Arno Hecht, Bob Funk, and Paul Litteral, who was eventually replaced by Larry Etkin) formed the Uptown Horns, starting with a weekly event at Tramps nightclub on E. 15th St., “The Uptown Horns Party”, that ran for two years, and featured many special guest artists as they passed through Gotham (including Solomon Burke, Rufus Thomas, Mitch Ryder, Elvis Costello, Wayne Kramer, Dennis Coffey, David Johansen, Dr. John, Southside Johnny, Clarence Clemmons, Buster Brown, Iggy Pop, and many others).The Uptown Horns emerged from this period with their first significant gigs and sessions as a section, including an acclaimed live album with Solomon Burke , and tours/recording with the ascendant J. Geils Band . The Uptowns went on to tour/record with a wide variety of top-tier artists, including The Rolling Stones , Peter Wolf , James Brown , Joe Cocker, Buster Poindexter , James Montgomery Band , B-52s , Tom Waits , Bronski Beat, Iggy Pop, The Communards, Cameo, Joan Jett , Ohio Players, Albert Collins, Robert Plant & The Honeydrippers, Robert Palmer, and many more.In the late-90s Crispin’s started his band Cracked Ice, which has developed into a multi-platform springboard for various facets of his music and business. Crispin wrote/arranged/produced the band’s debut album “Soul Noir” (which music the band has performed live at festivals and clubs), developed the group into an ace backup unit for live performance (for Al Kooper, James Montgomery, Billy Squier and others), a potent ensemble for live TV (“The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for Humor” for PBS), and (in a parallel universe) one of the premier party bands in America today.