New single released! ‘La Verdad’

Posted on December 21st, 2024

After some quiet on the MQ front we have released a new single. ‘La Verdad’ is from the upcoming album ‘Sinfonía’, coming out this Spring on Go-Home Records. Go-Home Records is a home base for Pinback’s Armistead Burwell Smith IV, known by most as Zach. On the label so far is an amazing reissue of Three Mile Pilot’s ‘Another Desert Another Sea’ as well a Zach’s Systems Officer releases. More to come in the near future.

‘La Verdad’ is a co-written by Kenseth Thibideau and Chris Prescott. It features some great piano playing courtesy of Rodrigo Contreras. Live we’ve been adapting the 7 piece lineup to a slightly more modest 6 person unit. Drop by a show and hear the new tracks, as many are making it into our live sets.

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Sun Ra’s A Call For All Demons

Posted on June 7th, 2019

We released our version of Sun Ra’s “A Call For All Demons” in honor of his birthday this past week! It’s been a staple in our live set from the very beginning (2011) and finally are putting a recorded version out into the universe. Available on all digital streaming / downloading outlets. Tell a friend!

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New Video for “Dank”

Posted on September 13th, 2018

We are pleased to announce the latest Montalban Quintet video for the song “Dank” from the album “Under the River”

Montalban Quintet – Dank from Chris Prescott on Vimeo.

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So Far, So Good!

Posted on August 18th, 2018

Our record came out officially yesterday on August 17 and we have been excited to ship vinyl copies all over the world, to places as far reaching as Japan, Switzerland, Canada, England and all over the United States.

Reviews are just starting to come in as well.  Here’s one from our first song submission of “Kisses”.

“Certainly one to give yourself over to, because it is all about the slow reveal. It switches from folk to rock to balladry but most of all it reveal a sparkle in the eye which means that not even that slow progression could distract us from investing in it. The payoff is late night jazzisms, a creeping crescendo of instrumental lushness that is cinematic – but more importantly moving. Could not resist. ”

–MP3Hugger.com / Indie Music Blog

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New Album “Under the River” Comes Out on August 17th Worldwide

Posted on July 23rd, 2018

Montalban Quintet is very proud to announce the official release date for the new album “Under the River”. It will be available on hand-screend vinyl LP packages and Digipak CDs. Of course, all streaming and digital purchase options will be available as well. We are very proud of it and are looking forward to sharing it with the world.

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Montalban Quintet with Red Fox Tails at the Pour House

Posted on July 6th, 2018

We had a great time playing again with our buddies in the Red Fox Tails.  They are a remarkable band of musicians.  It’s pretty hard to not like them. This was our second show with them and I sense there will be many more to come.  Jay Reilly, the RFT bassist, took some stellar shots from the show. Thanks Jay!

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MQ’s Kenseth Thibideau Wins 2018 Emmy Award for Music Composition

Posted on June 17th, 2018

We are very proud to announce that Montalban Quintet’s bassist extraordinaire, Kenseth Thibideau, won this years Emmy award for Music Composition. He does fantastic, creative work and has been working on television and film music as a profession for years. This year he got a bit of extra recognition. Congrats Kenseth!!

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New Video for “Swamis” by Film Maker Bill Perrine

Posted on May 10th, 2018

Coming Soon… and we can’t wait to premier this video.  Bill did an amazing job on the new Montalban Quintet video for the song “Swamis” from the upcoming album Under the River. We will post soon but in the time being, here are a few cool still images from the finished video project.

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SDMA Award Nomination for Best Jazz Performer

Posted on January 11th, 2018

Big Thanks to the 2018 San Diego Music Award judges for the nomination of Best Jazz Performer in San Diego. It’s quite an honor, especially considering this is our 4th nomination. Thank you!

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Montalban Quintet Live In-Studio Session on SD Music Wire

Posted on April 20th, 2017

We had a blast performing a live-streaming performance on San Diego Music Wire. Thanks to Roy and David and all at Rarefied Studio Recorders. It’s a beautiful studio and the mic selection and instruments in there are mind boggling. Check it out!

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