"No Place But Home," was directed by renowned animator Eli Noyes. It was NoCoasters' creative reaction to the early pandemic, and each member recorded separate footage on a green screen background at home.
"August Without the Sun" shows what happens when NoCoasters move a grand piano into the forest and record a song entirely outdoors- made in collaboration with LA-based filmmaker Brian Sweet!
NoCoasters perform "Afternoon Song" joined by saxophonist Lincoln Adler. This video was a special collaboration with Lincoln Adler recording and producing the video, and renowned animator Eli Noyes contributing video animation.
Saxophonist and frequent collaborator Lincoln Adler joins NoCoasters again to perform his original composition "Under One Sun" - he also recorded and produced the video!
NoCoasters pursued a recording experiment over several years to capture songs and open improvisations directly to analog tape machine in the funky music laboratory fondly known as the "Jet Cube." Songs from this album display the quirky and varied influences of the group in full force.
"Reverence" is NoCoasters' newest album, and displays their ever-evolving sound. The original songs grew out of a multi-year studio process developed in their DIY recording space and includes layers of Fender Rhodes, Minimoog, Hammond organ, Clavinet, and a Baldwin grand piano.
Lee Bloom (piano)
A San Francisco-based pianist, composer, arranger and producer, Lee has worked with a variety of creative artists in many genres including MADELEINE PEYROUX, PETE ESCOVEDO, HAL STEIN, MARY STALLINGS, JONATHAN PORETZ, TODD PHILLIPS, STEVE HECKMAN, JAMIE DAVIS, DAN HICKS, among others. As pianist, Lee contributed to the forthcoming tribute recording to bluegrass icon Hazel Dickens, accompanying vocalists ELVIS COSTELLO, ROSANNE CASH and MADELEINE PEYROUX.
Brandon Essex (bass)
Brandon Essex is an active member in the San Francisco bay area creative music scene, performing as a bassist in a range of styles from swinging jazz to rock n' roll to country to rhythm and blues. A man of many talents, he's also a pilot, piano tech, and father. Some of his other projects and collaborations are ECHO SPECTRE, CHRIS O'CONNELL AND HER SMART ALECKS, THE COTTONTAILS, MR. LONESOME AND THE BLUEBELLES, and COSMO ALLEY CATS.
Carrie Jahde (drums)
Carrie Jahde is a San Francisco-based drummer and composer who has performed professionally across the East Coast, West Coast, Latin America and Europe. Her recording credits include twenty-eight albums spanning jazz, funk, Latin, R&B, and world music styles. She is an honors graduate of Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA) and has won multiple national awards for her music. Carrie plays for multiple Bay Area creative music projects and is an official Canopus Drums and Bosphorus Cymbals artist.
NoCoasters have collectively performed at venues, festivals, and private events throughout the United States, Latin America, and Europe. Clients include the San Francisco 49er's at Levi's Stadium, the Consulate-General of Mexico/SF, the Ciudad de las Ideas Festival in Puebla, Mexico, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the California College of the Arts, Global Events Ltd, People in Plazas, the San Francisco Art Institute, and the MexIAm Festival.
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