Patos is a Brooklyn based contemporary music band led by David Nájera González. Their songs are composed and arranged by him, but years of friendship have shaped the full sonic experience.
The band features Cat Evers and Lily Resnikoff on vocals, Griffin Koelbel on baritone sax, Jim bates on tenor sax, Xavier brown on alto sax, Ben Shanblatt on guitar, Greg Driza on bass and David Nájera González on drums.
@ Photography and album artwork by Laura Neves
They have shared bills with Tree Palmedo, Honey Collective, Raavi, Nathan Dies, Amalia Juliane and Marco Grispo. The last venues they performed at were Nublu, Rockwood Music Hall and The Sun House.
Drawing inspiration from artists like Djavan, Earth Wind and Fire and Art Blakey, David wrote five compositions during the COVID 19 lockdown in 2021. He had the chance to arrange and perform them once venues re-opened in NYC. In the summer of 2022, he decided to record them at Dimension 70 studios in LES.
The EP is now available on streaming services!
While it is on Spotify and Apple Music, please consider supporting the band directly on Bandcamp over other services. It makes a big difference for us.
Form of Motion Music Video
Director : Alexandra Galvis
DP : Andy Jean Louis
Editors : Gabriel Najera Gonzalez
Alexandra Galvis
Liner notes
Musicians:
Vocals - Lily Resnikoff
Vocals - Cat Evers
Alto Saxophone - Xavier Brown
Tenor Saxophone - Jim Bates
Baritone Saxophone - Griffin Koelbel
Electric Bass - Greg Driza
Guitar - Ben Shanblatt
Drums - David Nájera Gonzalez
Recorded at Dimension 70 in NYC
Engineered by Steve Xia and Nicky Young
Mixed by Steve Xia
Mastered by Julián Picado
Album Artwork by Laura Neves Penido