moe.mentUM Tour: moe. & Umphrey's McGee
About This Event
At The Rooftop at Pier 17, the moe.mentUM Tour pairs jazz saxophonist and flautist moe. with the improvisational-rock ensemble Umphrey’s McGee. moe.'s decades-long work as a recording and arranging musician, including large-ensemble experience with Rob McConnell’s Boss Brass, brings disciplined lines and arranging clarity. Umphrey’s McGee folds jazz vocabulary into tight, composed passages and extended group interplay, favoring precision and quick pivots.
About moe.mentUM Tour
The moe.mentUM Tour lands at The Rooftop at Pier 17, placing two long-running American road bands—moe. and Umphrey’s McGee—on a New York City waterfront stage for a live set framed here as jazz. In a city where improvised music has long been both nightlife and history, the tour’s emphasis on extended interplay reads as a nod to that lineage, even outside the usual club circuit. The format prizes group communication over front-person narrative. One could argue the setting tests how jam-language translates when removed from the small-room intimacy that shaped it.
About the Artists
moe.
moe. is a jazz saxophonist and flautist known for a long recording and arranging career that began in the mid-20th century and extended into the 2000s. He built a reputation through club work, studio sessions, and a deep catalog of albums, including early releases tied to New York–based labels.
Umphrey's McGee
Umphrey’s McGee is an American ensemble formed in South Bend, Indiana, known for folding jazz vocabulary into a broader improvisational rock framework. Their sets move between tight, composed passages and extended group interplay, drawing on influences that range from funk and metal to electronic and roots styles.