ACTION DUO with DAVID BINNEY & LOUIS COLE

David Binney - saxophone, electronics

Louis Cole - drums, synthesizer

Acclaimed saxophonist and composer David Binney joins drummer and bandleader Louis Cole for Action Duo, bringing together two distinctive musical voices for an evening of adventurous music and spontaneous interplay.

Known for his original compositions and expressive alto saxophone sound, Binney has performed with the big bands of Gil Evans and Maria Schneider and collaborated with artists including Jim Hall, Uri Caine, Norah Jones, and Medeski Martin & Wood. He also co-founded the acclaimed ensembles Lost Tribe and Lan Xang.

Born in Miami and raised in Southern California, Binney moved to New York City at 19 to pursue performing and study with Phil Woods, Dave Liebman, and George Coleman. His career has taken him from intimate New York clubs to major festivals worldwide, with stage appearances alongside Aretha Franklin at Carnegie Hall and funk saxophonist Maceo Parker.

An accomplished producer and founder of Mythology Records, Binney has produced his own extensive catalog, as well as recordings by Donny McCaslin, Lost Tribe, and Scott Colley. He also helped form the Donny McCaslin ensemble, whose members later appeared on David Bowie’s *Blackstar*. His work has earned multiple DownBeat Critics Poll honors and cover features in DownBeat and JazzTimes.

Louis Maxwell Cole (born December 4, 1986) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and producer celebrated for his hyper-energetic, virtuosic, genre-defying drumming. Based in Los Angeles, he is best known as the co-founder of the indie jazz-funk duo KNOWER, his solo work under the avant-garde label Brainfeeder, and his heavily speculated involvement in the surrealist avant-jazz grindcore act Clown Core. Blending acoustic precision with electronic replication, he is famous for playing acoustic drums with the relentless speed and quantization of programmed MIDI.

Raised in a musical household, Cole formally studied jazz at the USC Thornton School of Music, drawing heavy inspiration from legendary drummers Jack DeJohnette and Tony Williams, alongside 90s drum and bass music. He initially broke through on YouTube in 2009 with viral home-recorded videos, which quickly captured a cult global following. As a solo artist, he primarily records independently from his home, releasing critically acclaimed, eclectic albums like Quality Over Opinion (2022) and nothing (2024)—the latter a sweeping orchestral fusion collaboration with the Metropole Orkest.

Throughout his career, Cole has collaborated with modern musical titans such as Thundercat, Flying Lotus, and Vulfpeck, earning critical acclaim and a Grammy nomination. Though his relentless touring schedule was temporarily sidelined in mid-2024 due to severe health challenges from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and POTS, he successfully underwent a specialized recovery program that allowed him to manage his symptoms, return to his signature high-energy drumming, and resume touring worldwide.

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