Amir Halfon Quintet

Amir Halfon – drums, percussion Ron Horton – trumpet, flugelhorn Robert Kopec – bass Tim Regusis – piano Wayne Tice – saxophones —- Amir Halfon received his bachelor and masters degrees from Manhattan School of Music many moons ago, and went on to become a freelance musician in New York City, performing and recording with some of its finest musicians in a variety of genres, from Jazz and Latin to Middle Eastern and Balkan music. In parallel, Amir launched a thriving career in the technology field, working with some of the world’s leading tech firms. He moved to the Hudson Valley in 2021, and has since renewed his commitment to music. He is incredibly grateful to be sharing the stage with musicians of such high caliber as part of his quintet. Ron Horton has been an integral part of New York’s flourishing jazz scene, and stands out both as an exemplary instrumentalist and as a highly progressive composer and arranger. Horton has had many long musical associations with leaders such as saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom and pianist Andrew Hill, and has been frequently called on as a sideman to perform and record with such artists as Lee Konitz, Will Holshouser, Rez Abbasi, Phillip Johnston, Andy Laster, Mick Rossi, Matt Wilson, Bill Gerhardt, Bill Mays, Peggy Stern, Allan Chase, Andy Biskin, Ted Nash, Jon Gordon, John McKenna, Walter Thompson, Diana Perez, Billy Newman, Mario Pavone, Tina Marsh, Maryanne DeProphetis, Landon Knoblock, Sam Bardfeld, Maria Guida, Abigail Riccards, Angie Sanchez, Kris Davis, Darcy James Argue and many others. Robert Kopec is an acoustic/electric bassist, composer and educator from the Hudson Valley area of New York. He started his musical journey at age 6 and was playing his first professional gigs in his early teens. Robert’s love of all music has made him a versatile and in demand-side man, as well as an eclectic leader. He has shared notes with the likes of Eddie Bert,Hugh Brodie, Lew Soloff, Adam Nussbaum, Hal Galper and Kenny Werner. Tim Regusis is a Hudson Valley-based pianist who has been active in the jazz scene of the NYC region, as well as in the fields of R&B, Latin and various world musics for many years. He has played and/or recorded with Patti Austin, Ruben Blades, David Byrne, Celia Cruz, Chuck Mangione, Johnny Pacheco, Daniel Ponce, Rick Margitza, Cindy Blackman, Jeff Williams, Akira Ohmori, Najee, Donna Summer, Chaka Khan, Jonathan Butler, Ofra Haza and others Wayne Tice is a talented multi-instrumental woodwind artist, educator, and composer. With a passion for performing various music styles, he brings a unique flair to every performance. He is a founding member of the Analog Jazz Orchestra, a 17-piece big band that has performed with Joe Lovano, Joe Fiedler and Kenny Rampton, and also performs with his own group, Midcentury Modern Quartet, and many others including Professor Louie and the Chromatix, Uncle Shoehorn’s Big Easy and alongside local legends Robert Kopec, Neil ‘Nail’ Alexander, Mark Dziuba, Dean Sharp, David Heckendorn and a myriad of others.