JAMES ROBBINS

Bassist | Composer

James Robbins formed James and the Revelry as a vehicle for his work as both bandleader and composer. Exploring the intersection of progressive jazz language and blues rooted expression, the group has blossomed into expansive ensemble interplay.

Building upon years of collaboration with each member across diverse musical settings, Robbins assembled musicians with a deliberate focus on collective chemistry, technical fluency, and creative risk taking. Creating an ensemble capable of navigating complex forms with cohesion, nuance, and expressive depth, Robbins composes original works to feature all members of the ensemble.

Pianist | Producer

Carlos Homs is a Queens-based keyboardist, producer, composer, and music director whose work bridges jazz tradition and contemporary hip-hop at the highest level. A Latin Grammy–nominated artist, Homs has collaborated, composed, and recorded with an extraordinary range of influential voices across genres, including Nas, Jill Scott, De La Soul, Liam Gallagher, Feid, Jack Harlow, Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine, Roc Marciano, Russ, and Gera MX.
A central creative partnership in Homs’ career has been with bassist and producer Brady Watt. Together, they have crafted records and secured major placements across the hip-hop landscape, building a reputation for fusing live musicianship with hard-edged, sample-driven production.

Since 2019, Homs has worked closely with legendary producer DJ Premier as a composer, producer, and Music Director for Premier’s Badder Band, helping translate iconic production into dynamic live performance while contributing original compositions and arrangements.
An accomplished international performer, Homs has appeared on some of the world’s most iconic stages, including Madison Square Garden, Blue Note Jazz Club, Hard Rock Stadium, and the North Sea Jazz Festival. Earlier in his career, he toured internationally with forward-thinking jazz artists Peter Evans and Steve Lehman, and served as Music Director for the national tour of the Broadway hit Rock of Ages.

Whether on arena stages, in the studio, or composing for global brands, Homs brings a rare versatility—rooted in deep jazz lineage and refined through collaborations with some of the most respected names in modern music.

Drums

Kayvon Gordon was born and raised in Detroit. At a young age, he was taken under the mentorship of legendary trumpeter Marcus Belgrave.

Later, he went on to study at the University of Michigan. Gordon has performed In Europe, Africa, South Asia, The United Arab Emirates, and North America. He has also had the honor of sharing the stage with Sullivan Fortner, Robert Hurst, Rodney Whitaker, Johnny O’Neal, Ravi Coltrane, and JD Allen, to name a few.

Currently based in New York, Kayvon Gordon seeks to contribute to the forward thinking aesthetic of his contemporaries while honoring the rich musical legacy of Detroit.

Voice | Crystal Bowls

Formally trained at The Boston Conservatory and Berklee College of Music, Turre began her professional career as a Raelette, performing as a vocalist with Ray Charles. A composer and lyricist, her work is featured in film, television, video games, and on stage, including original musicals and large-scale concert works.

Her 2024 suite From the Earth received national recognition and was named one of the Top 10 Best Jazz Albums of 2024 by The Absolute Sound Magazine. Turre is a multiple grant recipient, with support from Jazz Road (South Arts, with funding from the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation), the New York State Council on the Arts, and ArtsWestchester.

A certified sound practitioner, Turre is innovating the integration of crystal bowls within ensemble settings and her works for crystal bowls and ensemble are archived at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music.

Violin

With roots firmly planted in the fiery passion of the Jazz Manouche tradition, Daisy Castro’s unique style refreshes and renews with a modern edge and global influence and instrumentation, bridging the distance between generations in a very exciting way.

Daisy has been an active member of the Django community both in the United States and in Europe since she was quite young. She has played on stages on both continents and beyond with the most revered players of this style, earning the respect of these luminaries and their discerning audiences.

 With a repertoire encompassing everything from the Django songbook to Salsa to traditional Turkish music to original compositions, along with an occasional addition of effects pedals, a whole new world of musical exploration awaits all who attend a performance.