Text by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi

A month ago I went to the Summer Stage in Central Park to check out Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble. After short I felt that Yo-Yo wasn’t my thing for the night. So I left and decided to take a walk in the park. While walking I heard some drum sounds which sounded like Korean traditional drums. I followed the drum sounds to find out who was playing. After two, three minutes I found three young men playing two tenor saxophones and a simple drum set.

From the moment I walked towards them I knew it was going to be an exciting outdoor concert… Blasting their drums and saxes, Moon Hooch, which was the name of the band, thrilled the people around them.They were playing energy music. It was fun watching three young enthuastic musicians who played so passionate. They proved that music is still essential in our lifes. Hope they don’t lose this positive energy and keep going.

We are Moon Hooch – a Brooklyn-based collaboarative trio (Mike Wilbur – tenor saxophone, Wenzl McGowen – tenor saxophone, James Muschler – drums) that formed in the summer of 2010. Our music is a fusion of house, dance, drum and bass, jazz, world, and classical music. Our mission is to make people dance and be happy. Thanks for listening!!