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Make it stand out Brian Carpenter with Ghost Train Orchestra, NYC Hot Jazz Festival 2012 Photo by Nina Galicheva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6122953af696ea716e4330ef/50a98406-6f50-4e57-89fa-9c1e144d29bd/Book+of+Rhapsodies+band.jpeg Bio - Make it stand out Ghost Train Orchestra at Motorco Music Hall, Durham NC 2014 Photo by D.L. Anderson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6122953af696ea716e4330ef/d0d17a5a-9c24-43be-9189-7b5e22e9c1d9/gtowithkronos.jpeg Bio - Make it stand out Ghost Train Orchestra with Kronos Quartet, Town Hall NYC 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6122953af696ea716e4330ef/fee66066-7acf-4557-a329-38d9d3e0d875/438848390_18427832698000108_3511106409411609186_n.jpg Bio - Make it stand out Marissa Nadler, Karen Mantler, Joan as Police Woman, and David Byrne with Ghost Train Orchestra and Kronos Quartet, Town Hall NYC 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6122953af696ea716e4330ef/a3a5bccd-1006-4b84-a770-6b6ee509d176/GTO-strings.jpg Bio - Make it stand out Mazz Swift and Jordan Voelker, Ghost Train Orchestra at Dances of Vice 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6122953af696ea716e4330ef/3d587a96-75b1-477f-b564-e5a2b20a06cd/GTO-rob2.jpg Bio - Make it stand out Rob Garcia, Ghost Train Orchestra at Dances of Vice 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6122953af696ea716e4330ef/4db868dd-c4e0-4100-aa43-5951804ab3fd/Ghost_Train_Orchestra_and_choir_in_NYC%2C_2018.jpg Bio - Make it stand out Ghost Train Orchestra with choir, Jazz at Lincoln Center 2018 Photo by Nina Galicheva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6122953af696ea716e4330ef/1629660042620-ZSTXFINURHDG3579NOSC/GTO-BY-REUBEN-RADDING-020520-FINALS-HI-RES-6.jpg Bio - Make it stand out Photo by Reuben Radding, February 2020 NYC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6122953af696ea716e4330ef/f22ec170-0d2c-4db7-9bd3-7a474aa7deaf/Screenshot+2025-06-13+at+3.31.42%E2%80%AFPM.png Bio - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ghosttrainorchestra.com/shows daily 0.75 2025-11-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6122953af696ea716e4330ef/1fe1189f-9bf0-457e-be26-f2316cd107a0/545698484_1362191789242460_3780010521166225731_n.jpg Shows - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6122953af696ea716e4330ef/dc5dcdac-e89a-4817-8dc6-b3246176ca14/20240416_357_KQ.GTO_.Moondog_by_SachynMital+%281%29.jpg Shows - Friday November 7 2025 CITIES World Premiere Roulette 509 Atlantic Ave Brooklyn NY Ticket link This program features twelve world premieres composed by Ghost Train Orchestra and inspired by cities around the world. The show features a large-scale production of a music travelogue, with bold new compositions evoking a sense of place, culture, and mood with accompanying visuals. Composers: Brian Carpenter, Curtis Hasselbring, Andy Laster, Dennis Lichtman, Katie Kresek, Rob Garcia, Matt Bauder, and Chris Lightcap. Photo by Sachyn Mital, The Town Hall 2024 https://www.ghosttrainorchestra.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-06-07 https://www.ghosttrainorchestra.com/members daily 0.75 2025-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6122953af696ea716e4330ef/1629676205122-ODILENYNZ8DLUHHOM2GA/Screen+Shot+2021-08-22+at+7.49.01+PM.png Members - Make it stand out DENNIS LICHTMAN (2009 - present) Dennis Lichtman is a multi-instrumentalist (clarinet, fiddle, and mandolin) who is deeply entrenched in early- to mid-1900’s American music, from traditional jazz and swing to bluegrass and western swing. Dennis leads the western swing sextet The Brain Cloud. Since 2007, Dennis has been the clarinetist and bandleader of the famed Tuesday night traditional-jazz jam session at Mona's in downtown New York. dennislichtman.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6122953af696ea716e4330ef/1629671918790-6POLSDEAYX1CH6C7N4SZ/Screen+Shot+2021-08-22+at+6.38.22+PM.png Members - Make it stand out ANDY LASTER (2009 - present) Composer and multireedist Andy Laster has released several albums under his own name and his Hydra project in the 90s. He has performed in Erik Friedlander’s Topaz; the Julius Hemphill Sextet; the Pink Noise Saxophone Quartet, Lyle Lovett and his Large Band, Marty Ehrlich, Dave Douglas, Elliot Sharp, Roy Nathanson, and the Satoko Fujii Orchestra, and Ghost Train Orchestra. andylaster.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6122953af696ea716e4330ef/1629676323470-XY11BE9GUH86ZY1CLGZW/Screen+Shot+2021-08-22+at+7.51.51+PM.png Members - Make it stand out DAVID COSSIN (2018 - present) David Cossin teaches percussion at the Aaron Copland School of Music and the Manhattan School of Music's Contemporary Performance Program. His interest in classical percussion, drum set, non-western hand drumming, composition, and improvisation has led to performances across a broad spectrum of musical and artistic forms. David has recorded and performed internationally with Bang on a Can All-Stars, Steve Reich and Musicians, Philip Glass, Yo-Yo Ma, Meredith Monk, Tan Dun, Cecil Taylor, Talujon Percussion Quartet, and the trio Real Quiet, as well as with Sting on his Symphonicity world tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6122953af696ea716e4330ef/130b2b3e-5cdc-4131-83ad-5b82cfd494b8/avib.jpg Members - Make it stand out AVI BORTNICK (2011 - present) Guitarist Avi Bortnick is best known for his long musical association with influential jazz guitarist John Scofield, playing rhythm guitar and electronics, composing and producing. He has played with his own groups and with a wide range of New York-based artists, including Jim Weider’s Project Percolator, Erik Deutsch, Forro in the Dark, Shitty Shitty Jam Band, Rene Lopez, the Ghost Train Orchestra, Jihae, Betty Black, Bunga Bunga Party, and Jason Blum. avibortnick.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6122953af696ea716e4330ef/6411db2b-43b5-4577-8faf-8f055ba4ea8f/GTO_2020_by_Peter_Gannushkin-15.jpg Members - Make it stand out MATT BAUDER (2009 - present) Matt Bauder is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, and the leader of Day in Pictures, Hearing Things and part of the collaborative trio Memorize the Sky. He has performed with many iconic figures in avant-garde and rock music including Anthony Braxton, Bill Dixon, Fred Anderson, Roscoe Mitchell, The Sam Roberts Band, Iron and Wine and Arcade Fire. mattbauder.net https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6122953af696ea716e4330ef/7fed7fed-8169-4f12-85d3-eee88b817ce9/KATIE_KRESEK-9092.webp Members - Make it stand out KATIE KRESEK (2024 - present) The first American woman to win a Tony Award for Best Orchestrations, Katie Kresek’s dynamic career as performer, creator, and educator is defined by versatility and multi-genre musical artistry. As a violinist, she has performed on albums with artists including Norah Jones, James Taylor, Paul Simon, Sarah Jarosz. She served as the concertmaster and backing vocalist of David Byrne's Contemporary Color, performing with St. Vincent, Tune-Yards, Lucius, and Nelly Furtado in shows in Toronto and New York. She joined Ghost Train Orchestra on the 2025 album Who Is the Sky? with David Byrne where she also wrote the arrangement for “She Explains Things to Me”. katiekresekmusic.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6122953af696ea716e4330ef/d1732a89-d9cf-491c-8eb5-ccf7d720c57c/GTO_2020_by_Peter_Gannushkin-03.jpg Members - Make it stand out CHRIS LIGHTCAP (2018 - present) Chris Lightcap is an accomplished bassist and composer with a wide-ranging performing and recording career. His has played on over 100 albums and as a bandleader/composer he has produced six critically acclaimed albums of original music. In 2014 Lightcap assembled Superette, an all-electric band that explores the nexus of of improvised music, surf, West African music, and psychedelia, featuring Jonathan Goldberger and Curtis Hasselbring on guitars and Dan Rieser on drums. He also performs regularly with Darius Jones and Nels Cline’s Consentrik Quartet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6122953af696ea716e4330ef/1629670146521-JVZIYGS82886RLTWE0XF/84975427_10158424308939274_3180760862822498304_n.jpeg Members - Make it stand out BRANDON SEABROOK (2006 - present) Brandon Seabrook is a NYC-based guitarist, banjoist, performer, and composer. As a guitarist, his work feeds off tactile sensations; rapid tremolo picking, contorted clusters, jump cuts, and a hyper-physical performance style. He leads the Seabrook Trio with Gerald Cleaver and Cooper-Moore, and composes and leads the large ensemble Epic Proportions. brandonseabrook.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6122953af696ea716e4330ef/e2171521-ec7f-45fb-b65d-2dde6829121e/Ghost_Train_Orchestra_by_Peter_Gannushkin-06.jpg Members - Make it stand out ROB GARCIA (2008 - present) “A prime mover in the current Brooklyn jazz scene” (Time Out-New York) and "one of New York’s great jazz drummers and composers.” (Capital New York), Rob Garcia continues to be a strong presence in the New York and international jazz scene as a sideman and bandleader. Rob has released 9 critically acclaimed albums. Rob has been a major force in artist-run organizations, a new way for jazz to continue and thrive. He is the founder and artistic director of a non-profit organization called Connection Works, which presents world-class jazz performances and educational events in Brooklyn. avibortnick.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6122953af696ea716e4330ef/575a8ed6-f872-478a-9285-8f8bfb4a9afe/468834264_10162951767569274_3241671840698400987_n.jpg Members - Make it stand out EMILY BOOKWALTER (2014 - present) Emily is a violist in New York City praised for her “elegantly rendered” (The New York Times) and "masterful interpretation" (I Care if You Listen) of contemporary repertoire. Bookwalter has recently returned as the Director of Development at Roulette; a position she also held from 2017-2021, and where she also served on the board in the interim. She is the former Director of External Affairs at The New Group, is the former Executive Director of New Amsterdam Presents and Records, is a founding [now retired] board member for the String Orchestra of Brooklyn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6122953af696ea716e4330ef/14f8aa88-5b6c-4ee0-89fb-df8b835bbce9/84061855_10158424307659274_2245729135110389760_n+%282%29.jpeg Members BRIAN CARPENTER (2006 - present) Brian Carpenter is a singer-songwriter, producer, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and producer. He founded Ghost Train Orchestra in Brooklyn in 2006 as a side project from his bands The Confessions and Beat Circus, with which he composed a “Weird American Gothic” trilogy. He has been featured on Fresh Air with Terry Gross and has worked with many artists across several mediums. He is the host and producer of Free Association, a decades-long radio show and podcast broadcast from WZBC at Boston College. briancarpenter.net https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6122953af696ea716e4330ef/1629723942834-77SG3FHM5ZKC4LA7TLDW/saras.jpeg Members - Make it stand out SARA SCHOENBECK (2018 - present) Sara Shoenbeck is a bassoonist and composer who is in demand as a creative force on the bassoon, having recorded on dozens of albums across many genres of music. She has performed and recorded with Harris Eisenstadt, Nicole Mitchell, Nels Cline, Roscoe Mitchell, Matt Mitchell, Mark Dresser, Wayne Horvitz, Peggy Lee and Robin Holcomb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6122953af696ea716e4330ef/1629675672183-L3K6UE156SBCDDMJ60XO/Screen+Shot+2021-08-22+at+7.41.00+PM.png Members - Make it stand out CURTIS HASSELBRING (2006 - present) Curtis Hasselbring is a trombonist, guitarist, and composer/arranger who has played in countless ensembles. He is also composes electronic music under the moniker Curha. Mostly known for his trombone playing, Curtis has also played guitar since his teens and continues to freelance on that instrument playing in a wide variety of situations ranging from instrumental rock (with Chris Lightcap’s Superette), Romanian music (with Sanda Weigl) to his own prog-surf trop-tronica band, the Curhachestra. curha.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6122953af696ea716e4330ef/c9c5a37a-d708-4112-831a-067099fa6230/saracaswell.jpg Members - Make it stand out SARA CASWELL (2016 - present) Grammy® Nominee Sara Caswell is recognized as one of today's foremost jazz violinists through her lyricism and technical facility. Voted into the DownBeat Magazine Critics and Readers Polls every year since 2013, Sara has released three highly-acclaimed solo albums, the most recent of which is The Way to You (2023, Anzic Records). She has performed and/or recorded with such artists as the WDR Big Band, esperanza spalding, Brad Mehldau, Brian Blade, Chris Potter, John Patitucci, Regina Carter, Donny McCaslin, Henry Threadgill, Darcy James Argue, Linda May Han Oh, Dave Stryker, and Miho Hazama at venues including Carnegie Hall, the Village Vanguard, Birdland, Jazz at Lincoln Center, SFJazz, and the Blue Note (NYC and Tokyo). Currently on faculty at the Berklee College of Music, Manhattan School of Music, The New School, and New York University, Sara regularly appears as a guest artist and clinician at schools and festivals around the world. saracaswell.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6122953af696ea716e4330ef/1629669980845-S7W3JMS4MO2R1PQ6OF3V/84682380_10158424311069274_1675874265846513664_n.jpeg Members RON CASWELL (2006 - present) One of the most virtuosic tubists in NYC, Ron Caswell has performed and recorded with countless ensembles, including Slavic Soul Party, Beat Circus, Hentry Threadgill’s Very Very Circus, and Frank London's Klezmer Brass All-Stars. Ron has also co-produced salsa records with Martin Arroyo and has performed with his own band The Knobs and numerous Latin bands playing trumpet and tuba. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6122953af696ea716e4330ef/dc53f06d-2486-4b1a-946b-db62e69ce28d/alexwaterman.jpg Members - Make it stand out ALEX WATERMAN (2018 - present) Alex Waterman is a cellist, composer, writer, and teacher. He has completed three books with typographer Will Holder: Agape, Between Thought and Sound, and The Tiger's Mind. They are currently completing a new book on Robert Ashley’s notational scores: Robert Ashley: Yes, But is it Edible?. Beatrice Gibson and Alex Waterman's collectively written and scored film, A Necessary Music, premiered at the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program exhibition and won the Tiger Prize for Best Short Film at the Rotterdam Film Festival in 2008. His writings have appeared in Dot Dot Dot, Paregon, BOMB, and ArtForum. He designed the sound installations for SHOW and PREMIERE by Maria Hassabi. He teaches at the Bard College MFA program, New York University, and has taught, alongside Will Holder, at the Banff Centre for the Arts.