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Myles Mancuso Band
December 6 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
ABOUT MYLES Myles Mancuso is a multi-instrumentalist and has been playing Guitar, Keyboards, Drums and Bass since he was 10 years old. Most commonly fronting “The Myles Mancuso Band”, where he sings and plays the Guitar and Keyboards. Myles has composed, performed, produced, and engineered all of the original tracks on his first four albums. His original style of music is a blend of Roots Americana and R&B.
Due to his talent and experience at such a young age, Myles was headlining many of Manhattan‘s top venues before he graduated high school. He was recognized in 2010 by TrueFire as one of the Top 10 Guitar Prodigies in the World. He’s frequently performed on some of the top stages in New York City, such as BB Kings Club, The Brooklyn Bowl, The Iridium Jazz Club, The Cutting Room, The Village Underground, Rockwood Music Hall, Café Wha and more.
Over the course of his career, Myles has also played at popular festivals such as the Warren Haynes’ Mountain Jam Festival, the Sarasota Blues Festival, Gathering of the Vibes, The New York State Blues Festival, Rochester Jazz Festival, and the Bethel Woods Blues Festival. Along with performing on well-known stages, Myles’ band has opened for a variety of national artists, such as The Allman Brothers, Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, Les Paul, Levon Helm and others.
Some other notable moments in Myles’ music career; in 2012 The Myles Mancuso Story was nominated for an Emmy in the Entertainment: Program Feature/Segment category. In 2010 Myles won an award from Boston’s Berklee College of Music for a jazz piano performance with “The Jazz Machine” (two-time national champions of the annual High School Jazz Band Competition at the Berklee College of Music).
Right before the pandemic hit, Myles relocated to Key West for a few years where he played at venues like the world famous Green Parrot Bar and Hogsbreath Saloon. He is now back in New York and working on his fifth album with Brent Mason and Shannon Forrest in Nashville.
Sid Bernstein, who is best known as the promoter who brought the Beatles to America, said in an interview while promoting a show that featured Myles in NYC, “Myles is a bona fide prodigy that will thrill and captivate an audience.” Les Paul stated, “He reminds me of myself when I was a young boy.” Levon Helm, Grammy winner and legendary drummer of The Band said, “He may be a boy, but he sure plays like a man.” An audience member summed up best what many people feel after hearing Myles play, “It’s like seeing a musical legend in the making”. It’s a performance you can’t miss!
MALCOLM GOLD Grammy® award-winning bassist Malcolm Gold has a deep love of music that shines in all the music he helps create. He is known for his ability to move between genres with ease, on either the double bass or electric bass. Demonstrating his versatility as a performer, a vocalist, songwriter and producer, his goal is always to embrace the creative element and make great music.
He’s had the pleasure of working with many fine artists, including India.Arie, Sheryl Crow, Morgan Heritage (2015 Grammy win), Rob Thomas, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, The Waterboys, The Weepies, The Lords of 52nd Street, G.E. Smith, Dan Zanes, Simon Kirke, Randy Brecker, Julian Coryell, Jim Weider, Peter Cincotti, Days of the New, as well as some of the best session and touring musicians in the world. Touring extensively in venues all across North America, Africa, Europe and The Caribbean.
On Broadway, he has worked on Beetlejuice, Aida and Movin’ Out, as well as Bedbugs!, off Broadway. “Music endures and inspires,” he says, “because it is a true reminder that at any time, humans can make magic anywhere.”
James ‘Worm’ Wormworth – Percussion / Drums
(James Wormworth is probably best known as the drummer on the Conan O’Brien show, which included The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, The Basic Cable Band with Jimmy Vivino, Conan – TV Series, and he was the replacement drummer for the Max Weinberg 7 (#upgrade but you didn’t hear that from me) Because of the thousands of notable stars he played with on that show alone, his credits list is too long to list but would read like a who’s who of music luminaries. Additionally, he is a first call session player having provided drums and/or percussion on movies and TV shows such as Messenger, TV Funhouse, The Mark Twain Prize: Neil Simon, etc. It runs in the family: James’ father is renowned jazz drummer Jimmy Wormworth aka James Wormworth Sr., and his sisters are Tracy Wormworth who was a member of the B52’s, Waitresses, The Rosie O’Donnell Show’s Bassist, Sting etc. and his other sister is vocalist Mary Wormworth.James “Worm” Wormworth is also known for
playing the drums barefoot. #FactactinTinactin)