Cracked Ice to Play Bridge Street Live with Special Guest James Montgomery, 9/13

Cracked Ice with special guest James Montgomery will play Bridge Street Live on Friday, September 13th, 2013 at 9:00 PM. Tickets are $17 GA, $27 VIP and available at http://41bridgestreet.inticketing.com/events/308602.

Crispin Cioe has been playing the saxophone and composing since attending the University of Michigan, Berklee School of Music--and then doing graduate studies at frat parties, bars, nightlclubs, concert stages, arenas, stadia, and recording studios around the nation and the world. He is the co-creator of the brass and reed section The Uptown Horns and has played on hundreds of albums, performed with pop superstars, produced records, composed for film, and served as musical director for television shows and the theater. In short, h$1is career is quintessentially New York in its breadth and scope. In fact, in 2002 he was nominated for one of the most coveted and prestigious awards in the world of American Theater -- the Drama Desk award for Best Music in a Play, for his work as Music Director of the third play in a trilogy by author Charles Mee entitled True Love.

Over the past two years Crispin's own band, Cracked Ice, has become a constantly in-demand party-music unit, performing at night clubs, corporate events, and private affairs in the metro-NYC area, New England, the Caribbean, and beyond. Cracked Ice features several of Crispin's long-time musical compadres -- all studio/touring stars on their own--who come together to raise the bar for musical entertainment at parties and events.

In 2007, look for the debut album release from Cracked Ice, called "Soul Noir", which features Crispin's original songs and the band's retro/ nuevo soul sound, based on the classic male/female duet format a la Marvin & Tammi, Ike & Tina, Inez & Charlie Foxx, etc.

In the past year, Crispin has recorded with the bands Coldplay and the Scissors Sisters. In addition, he has performed/ recorded with a host of renowned artists, including: The Rolling Stones, GE Smith, Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin, R.E.M., Joe Cocker, Robert Plant, Lou Reed and many more...

When blues legend James Montgomery plays the harmonica, he "brings it on home". Whether it's recording with Kid Rock, sitting in with Gregg Allman, or fronting his hot band of thirty years, Montgomery plays with authority. While growing up in Detroit he learned first-hand from the masters - James Cotton, John Lee Hooker, and Jr. Wells - at the legendary "Chessmate." Over the years, he's carried on in the tradition and continues to be a vital presence in Blues as one of the most dynamic performers on the scene.

Montgomery has toured with many major artists, including Aerosmith, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, the Allman Brothers, Steve Miller and others. He has jammed on stage with B.B. King, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Jr. Wells, James Cotton, Charlie Daniels, Bonnie Raitt, Greg Allman, Laverne Baker, Patti LaBelle, and Peter Wolf among others, including an impromptu session with Mick Jagger at New York's Trax.