Mario Abney

There have been very few groups who play their own blend of soul and progressive groove jazz with the passion and integrity of the Mario Abney Quintet.

Mario Abney comes back to SPAC for the 35th Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival!

Trumpet wunderkind MARIO ABNEY returns by popular demand to the Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival on Saturday, June 30 for two separate performances – one in the Amphitheatre and the other on the festival Gazebo stage. With a sound that draws equally from the inspiration of Miles Davis and New Orleans’ second line brass band tradition, Mario Abney is emerging as a major new voice in 21st century jazz. Abney and his band are one of the most sought after jazz groups on New Orleans’ vibrant jazz scene. He’s also led his group on dates in Chicago, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Virginia Beach and Colorado.

With roots reaching back to April of 2000, Mario Abney got his start just outside Dayton in a small town called Wilberforce, Ohio. Dubbed by Cin Weekly as a “jazz workhorse,” Abney has performed as a sideman and leader with everyone from Erykah Badu to Wynton Marsalis. Mario Abney’s debut album Spiritual Perception was released in 2010 to excellent reviews. He’s also been a musical guest on the acclaimed HBO dramatic series, Treme, which depicts the famous, culturally rich New Orleans neighborhood in the post-Katrina years.

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