Bassist Aidan Carroll released his debut Original Vision last March. Check out a live version of Carroll’s “Apollo Song” filmed at Rockwood Music Hall last April during the album release party. The band is John Ellis on tenor sax, Godwin Louis on alto sax, David Bryant on piano and Justin Brown on drums.

Sébastien Hélary co-founded Nextbop in 2009 with the objective of introducing modern jazz music to a younger generation of fans. Aside from music, his other main obsession is food, particularly ramen and other Japanese delicacies.