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American soul and rock band

Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds
Origin	New York City, New York
Genres	Rock, blues, soul, funk
Years active	&#;present
Members	Arleigh Kincheloe Jackson Kincheloe Josh Myers Dan Boyden Phil Rodriguez Brian Graham
Past members	Sasha Brown Aidan Carroll JJ Byars Johnny Butler Bram Kincheloe Ryan Snow Cole Kamen-Green
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Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds is a Brooklyn, New York-based seven-piece soul/rock band.

The band is led by singer Arleigh Kincheloe, with Jackson Kincheloe on harmonica, Josh Myers on bass, Dan Boyden on drums, Phil Rodriguez on trumpet, and Brian Graham on baritone and tenor saxophones.^[1]

Since , Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds have played at venues across the US and Canada.

Their list of festival appearances includes Bonnaroo, Firefly, Mountain Jam, Bear Creek, Telluride Jazz, High Sierra, Rooster Walk, Harvest Jazz Festival and late-night sets at Austin City Limits and the Jazz & Heritage Festival in Modern Orleans.

History

Frontwoman Sister Sparrow first began writing music while living between New York City and the Catskill Mountains as a teenager. Accompanied by her brother Jackson on harmonica, the band first got together in September While Sister Sparrow is the principal songwriter of the band, the entire band works collaboratively on arrangements.

By the middle of , Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds had a weekly show at New York's Rockwood Music Hall on Saturday nights, holding down a five-month-long residency there.

The band embarked on its first tour at the end of April By the end of the year, they had played about shows in 28 states.

Accompanied by her brother Jackson on harmonica, the band first got together in September While Sister Sparrow is the principal songwriter of the band, the entire band works collaboratively on arrangements. The band embarked on its first tour at the end of April By the end of the year, they had played about shows in 28 states.

They opened for bands and musicians such as Dr. John, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, and the Soul Rebels Brass Band.

Recordings

Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds ()

Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds released its self-titled debut album in November It was recorded almost completely live in just one overnight at Avatar Studios in Recent York City.

The album was listed as one of the top Non-Jazz Favorites for by All About Jazz.^[2] Independent Media Magazine awarded it the "Best album you probably didn't catch in " in its IMM Music Awards.^[3]

Pound of Dirt ()

On February 28 they released their second album Pound of Dirt.

Fight EP ()

In March , the band went into the legendary Henson Recording Studios in LA and recorded an EP with Grammy-award winner and former American Idol judge Randy Jackson. The EP consisted of four songs and was released in October of the same year.

The Weather Below ()

The third studio album by the band was released on May 18, It was recorded at Bear Creek Studio in Woodinville, Washington over three weeks in December The album is produced by Ryan Hadlock, and written by Arleigh Kincheloe.^[4][5]

Fowl Play ()

The band's first live album was released on March 4, It was recorded at The Warehouse in Fairfield, Connecticut on December 31, The album was recorded by Lucas Tecun, mixed by Micah Davis, and mastered by Greg Calbi.^[6][7][8]

Gold ()

Sister Sparrow released a new single, "Ghost," on August 3, in anticipation of the next album, Gold, out October 12, on Thirty Tigers.

The album was produced and co-written in collaboration with Carter Matschullat at Brooklyn's DØØM Studio.^[9]

Band members

Sister Sparrow, also known as Arleigh Kincheloe, is the frontwoman of the Dirty Birds.^[10] She was born and raised in the Catskill Mountains of New York, where she began singing in her parents' band at the age of nine.

Jackson Kincheloe was raised in upstate Fresh York by musician parents. Starting on trumpet and drums in grade school, moving to tuba and guitar in high academy, he eventually stuck with the harmonica and joined his sister Arleigh.

Bassist Josh Myers was born outside of BostonMassachusetts and lives in BrooklynNew York. He has appeared on more than 20 recordings and played alongside John Scofield, Kenny Werner, Ralph Alessi, and Wayne Krantz. In the US, he has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, New York's Blue Note Jazz Club, and the Library of Congress.

Drummer Dan Boyden hails from Portland, Maine. Before joining the Dirty Birds, he was an active member of the local music scene. He is a founding member of funk/soul outfit Model Airplane and has played with numerous bands and artists including The Kenya Hall Band, Connor Garvey, Sara Hallie Richardson, and Christian Cuff.

I was calling her Mama Quail for some reason and she just came out with Sister Sparrow and I thought it was so cool. My brother Jackson has been using the terms dirt birds a lot because of a run-in that he had with some pigeons in port authority in Modern York City, so the two of those phrases seem to fit together really well and they kind of clicked. Born on May 23, as the youngest of four kids Arleig Kincheloe was raised in upstate New York by musician parents John drummer and Kate singer Kincheloe who played in a rock 'n' roll band in the weekends. After graduating from high school, both Arleigh and brother Jackson Kincheloe tried college their father is a sky-high school history teacherbut decided it wasn't for them.

Baritone Saxophonist Brian Graham was born in NYC, raised in Bennington, VT and studied Jazz Performance at The University of Southern Maine. In addition to working with the Dirty Birds, he is a co-leader of The Fogcutters, a piece Big Band based in Portland, Maine.

He is also member of the seven piece funk band Sly-Chi, and co-creator of Big Band Syndrome. He has shared the stage with John Popper (Blues Traveler), Chris Barron (Spin Doctors), The Soul Rebels Brass Band, and Big Sam's Funky Nation.

Trumpeter Phil Rodriguez was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California, where he began studying piano at age five and trumpet at age twelve.

He holds a degree in jazz studies from the University of Southern California.

Arleigh Kincheloe grew up in the heart of the Catskill Mountains, in Halcotsville, which sits in Delaware County, about an hour northwest of Kingston. At around age 8 or 9, Kincheloe sat in with the band — which still performs today — and sang. She may or may not have known at the moment that she was preparing herself for a career in the music industry. But Kincheloe is now the front woman for a band that is based in New York City, utilizes a horn section for momentum and generates a sound that is seasoned by the harmonica playing of her brother, Jackson.

In addition to his perform with Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds, he performs regularly with jazz-rockers East West Quintet, neo-soul band The Hipstones, and punk-improv quartet The (Notorious) L.A. Music Scene. He has recorded with Hercules and Love Affair, Jessica 6, Wires Under Tension, Industrial Jazz Group, Eleanor Friedberger of The Fiery Furnaces, Jenny Owen Youngs, and Jinsai.

Phil also leads and composes for his own ensemble, a six-piece slowcore post-jazz group called Underbelly.

In early , the band announced that three original members, JJ Byars, Johnny Butler, and Aidan Carroll were leaving to pursue other projects.

The band also announced the addition of baritone saxophonist Brian Graham and bassist Josh Myers.^[11] In , original members Ryan Snow and Bram Kincheloe also left to pursue other projects.

Discography

Studio albums

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Live album

Year	Details
	Fowl Play Released: March 4, Label: Party Fowl Records, Thirty Tigers

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Extended Play

Year	Details
	Fight Released: October 1, Label: Modern Vintage Recordings

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