45 Riots

45 Riots is a collective of energetic, positive-minded New York City-based musicians. It is an inner circle of veteran performers who have come up together entrenched in the scene, paying dues for years, night after night, churning passion and sweat into art for audiences in nightclubs around the city.

These musicians have toured together around the globe, sharing the stage with legendary artists as diverse as Stevie Wonder, Sting, Prince, Chaka Khan, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Demi Lovato, Ed Sheeran, Lauryn Hill, Gwen Stephani, Adele, Justin Timberlake, Charlie Puth, MKTO, Blitz the Ambassador, 50 Cent, Jay Z, Missy Elliot, Trey Songz, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Neil Diamond, Kool & the Gang, Screaming Headless Torsos, Rob Thomas, Jon Bon Jovi, Dave Matthews Band, Avril Lavigne, Shaggy, Maxi Priest, Bebel Gilberto, Les Nubians, Kassav, De La Soul, Jamiroquai, Wynton Marsalis, Headhunters, Dave Valentine, Mike Stern, Spyro Gyra, Bill Evans Soulgrass, and numerous others.

45 Riots musicians have played to audiences in the tens of thousands at arenas like Madison Square Garden, at international festivals like the Montreal Jazz Festival and Rock in Rio, and regularly at esteemed local venues such as the Blue Note, Carnegie Hall, Dizzy’s at Lincoln Center, Jazz Standard, BB King’s, Highline Ballroom, City Winery, Le Poisson Rouge, Zinc Bar, Cafe Wha, Village Underground, Groove, Red Lion, Terra Blues, Billie's Black, Bitter End, NuBlu, Rockwood Music Hall, and many more.

Their musicians have made television appearances on the Voice, the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, the Late Show with David Letterman, the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the Today Show, Saturday Night Live, BET, the Grammy Awards, and the NFL Halftime Show, just to name a few. 45 Riots has been featured performing in segments aired on CBS, ABC, and NBC.

45 Riots is adept at myriad musical idioms, be it current or classic, including R&B, funk, hip-hop, house, soul, Motown, pop, rock, indie-alterntive, reggae, Afro-Caribbean, jazz, blues, classical, and inspired mixes. 

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