Graham Doby

Graham Doby is a NYC-based drummer and composer.

His sound has been described as "tremendously agile," with poly-rhythmic jazz fluidity grounded in funk and rock four-on-the-floor groove sensibility. Doby has shared the stage with The Impressions, George Clinton, Trombone Shorty, Thank You Scientist, and Antibalas. A drummer for over 20 years, Doby has cultivated his own diverse creative community that shares resources and networks in addition to talents and styles.

Doby's new album Weathered Crown features a changing cast of musicians/ composers and arrangers. Guitarist Mike Moreno plays as a special guest on two tracks. Doby produced the album.

The album opens with Doby's arrangement of "Lonely Woman,” the avant-garde original by Ornette Coleman. An a capella choral piece (arranged as an instrumental by Dylan Kaminkow (bass)) and up-tempo swing original by John Lander (piano) follow. These opening jazz tracks give way to a three-movement experimental and multi-genre through-composition inspired by a short story written by Doby. The album concludes with an irreverently funk original featuring vocals that devolves into a jazz hullaballoo.

Weathered Crown is emblematic of the new generation ushering jazz into the contemporary era. Featuring musicians who play live for a living, the album's various  genres reflect the well-rounded flexibility of gigging musicians and the recording sessions were filmed so listeners can feel as though they are present at a performance. Conceived in days and recorded in two succinct sessions, the album captures a moment in time of an emerging musical vanguard.

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