big beet is a percussive quintet performing caribbean, brazilian, and afro-latin grooves over jazz repertoire with a danceable pocket. the cultural collage ensemble, from New York City via Brazil, Peru, and Tunisia is anchored by drums and New York City’s breadth of global influences. their electrified sound welcomes collective improvisation within rich rhythmic motifs
the New York City working band was founded by drummer Ben Zweig (Johnny O’Neal, Randy Weston) and features on percussion Gustavo di Dalva (Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Sergio Mendes), Juan Carlos Polo (Arturo O’Farrill), on keyboards and accordian, Ben Rosenblum (Rickie Lee Jones), and acclaimed Tunisian bassist, Marouen Allam.
“epic and groovy… elements of Caribbean, Latin, and African music…a spaceship full of dancing drums” – Illustrate Magazine
Read our recent feature from Summer Saturdays at Pearl Lee’s Washtub – “Good, clean, fun…a mix of soca and calypso music” – Wall Street Journal
