Joy On Fire

JOY ON FIRE: Currently the house band on That Show, Chris Gethard’s new monthly variety show at UCB NYC, and twice featured on NPR’s All Songs Considered, JOY ON FIRE was cited as the “best live band in New Jersey” by youdontknowjersey.com in 2021. A sax/bass/drum rock-jazz trio that formed in Baltimore and is now based in Trenton and New York City, their most recent release, 2023’s States of America, peaked at #48 on the Roots Music Reports Top 50 Rock Album Chart and their video for “Uh Huh”—the opening track on States of America—is an official selection at fourteen film festivals worldwide. Their rotoscoped video for “Unknown City,” from Unknown Cities, was a winner at The Brighton Rocks Film Festival. Additional album releases include Fire with Fire, Hymn, and Another Adventure in Red—# 7 on Concrete Islands “Albums of the Year 2021.” The band has toured the Eastern Seaboard in support of these releases, from Vermont to New Orleans, and played repeat engagements at festivals and venues including: UCB NYC, The Burlington Jazz Fest, Artscape, The Middle East Café in Boston, Baltimore’s Metro Gallery, The Asheville Music Hall, The Stoltz Listening Room, Shapeshifter Lounge in Brooklyn, The Wonder Bar in Asbury Park, and Prototype 237 in Paterson, NJ. The group is currently working on its seventh and eighth albums, Scenes from an Unnamed Explosion and Devil Logic, and celebrates the 10-year anniversary of its debut album The Complete Book of Bonsai this year. THIEVES IN PARIS: Thieves in Paris is a trumpet-led folk jazz quartet ranging from dancey grooves to effect-laiden soundscapes. Featuring Nick Afflitto on trumpet, Adam Gustavson on bass, Ken Adessa on drums, and Alex Pergament on guitar.