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Poster for show September 3rd (tonight!) at the Bowery Poetry Club

308 Bowery
New York, NY 10012-2802
(212) 614-0505

Art by Gabrielle Lipton

The primary obstacle to my saxophone career has been my flirtation with life-threatening, cognition-impairing autoimmune brain disease. But the first runner-up would have to be the prohibitive cost and notorious inconsistency of most brands of saxophone reeds. In a $25 box of 5 reeds by some of the premium names in reeds, most players would be lucky to find 2 they could play on a gig.

Fortunately, once while in college, I sent my father to Roberto's Woodwinds (around the corner from his office, my sloth was not so egregious) to pick up a couple of boxes of reeds. While there, he heard some chatter about the quality and consistency of Rigotti Gold reeds and grabbed a box in my strength to see if I might like them.

At first I was stupefied by his audacity. In a decade of saxophone playing, I had yet to find a reliable manufacturer of reeds; surely he, a non-musician, could not have bested me. However, when I eventually gave the reeds a try, I was bowled over by their projection, warmth, and consistency. In a box of 10, the majority were playable and the best were inspiring.

Ever since my sophomore year at Columbia, I have dutifully played Rigotti's reeds, and it is a great honor to announce that after speaking with Daniel Rigotti, the man behind this great company, I will be endorsing their product.

Check them out at their website!

The Socks perform an original composition, "Flight" at Tomi Jazz in New York City on August 18th, 2010.

Zachary Lipton - Tenor Saxophone
Glenn Zaleski - Piano
Dylan Shamat - Bass
Jesse Simpson - Drums

Pleased to announce the Socks will be headlining at the Bowery Poetry Club on Friday, September 3rd at 8-9:45pm. Performance starts right at 8pm!

Zachary Lipton - Saxophones
Glenn Zaleski - Piano
Dylan Shamat - Bass
Craig Weinrib - Drums

308 Bowery
New York, NY 10012-2802
(212) 614-0505

Flyer for The Socks live at Tomi Jazz on August 18th, sets at 9:30pm and 10:45 pm. Art by Gabrielle Lipton

Audience video captures Kassa Overall going deep like a starfish in the Socks concert at the Luca Lounge on July 27th, 2010. Composition "Sweet Pea" by Zachary Lipton.

Zachary Lipton lays down the fundamentals for achieving soulfulness.

The Socks perform an original composition, "Deep Like a Starfish" live at the Luca Lounge in New York City on July 27th, 2010.

Zachary Lipton - Tenor Saxophone
Tobin Chodos - Keyboard
Christopher Mees - Bass
Kassa Overall - Drums

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Zachary Lipton and the Socks will be performing live at Tomi Jazz

Glenn Zaleski - Piano
Dylan Shamat - Bass
Jesse Simpson - Drums

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(Between 2nd-3rd Avenue)
New York, NY 10022
646-497-1254

The Socks perform an original blues composition, "Jumelage" live at the Luca Lounge in New York City on July 27th, 2010.

Zachary Lipton - Tenor Saxophone
Tobin Chodos - Keyboard
Christopher Mees - Bass
Kassa Overall - Drums

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The Socks perform an original composition, "Flight" live at the Luca Lounge in New York City on July 27th, 2010.

Zachary Lipton - Tenor Saxophone
Tobin Chodos - Keyboard
Christopher Mees - Bass
Kassa Overall - Drums

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More video forthcoming from last night's Luca Lounge concert. For a teaser, note the conniption fit we inspired in Kit - footage courtesy of Joshua Herman.

Flyer for The Socks at the Luca Lounge. Art by Gabrielle Lipton

The Socks will be performing on Tuesday, July 27th live at the Luca Lounge. Come out!

Zachary Lipton - Saxophones
Tobin Chodos - Piano
Christopher Mees - Bass
Kassa Overall - Drums

The Socks perform Zachary's original composition "I Love the 90s" at the first annual New Rochelle Jazz Festival, July 10th, 2010.

Zachary Lipton - Tenor Saxophone
Tobin Chodos - Piano/Keyboard
Dylan Shamat - Bass
Kassa Overall - Drums