I am honored to announce that "Todo Buenos Aires" from Ten Thousand Leaves won Runner-up in the Instrumental Category by the International Acoustic Music Awards for their 2007 Contest.

Here we are playing it at the Boulder Theater in January.

Here are a couple videos from the Expedition Quartet at the Boulder Theater last week.


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And here is the end to a Brazilian choro called Nao Me Toques.

From the March issue of Dirty Linen.

Jake Schepps and crew are part of a growing modern stringband movement that uses bluegrass instrumentation but really produces music without border. Since many of Schepps's cerebral instrumental compositions were inspired by photographic art, unusual sights of nature, and even Japanese poetry (for the concept cover), it's interesting to note that these are really sonic interpretations of art, in essence art begetting art.

The Expedition Quartet is off to New York City to partake in the Arts Presenters Conference as part of the Northern Realms Showcase.

From JazzReview.com:

Banjoist Jake Schepps, violin master Ryan Drickey, guitarist Greg Schochet (who also plays mandolin), and string bassist Eric Thorin have combined their estimable talents on one of the ten best recordings of 2007. This is a complete and utter delight. From the airy banjo/violin interplay that informs the opening Astor Piazzolla-penned “Todo Buenos Aires” it is apparent that this is a string band meets jazz session that runs on high octane talent.