PROJECTS

Mr. Tomboulian occupies his own little corner of the universe, and does it very, very well.”

— PARIS RUTHERFORD

As a leader, Lee Tomboulian leads the following groups:

LEE TOMBOULIAN TRIO

Original  music and interpretaions of Mingus and other composers.  

 

ANA CHOIRED TASTE

Lee leads a quartet of a few of NYC's most remarkable singers in his arrangements and compositions, utilizing collective improvisation, spoken word and more.

 

THE WEEKLY REEDERS

The Weekly Reeders is LT on accordion, Carlos Cuevas on melodica, Lee Tomboulian on accordion, Cliff Schmitt on bass,  Tom Beckham on vibes, and Dave Silliman on drums and percussion.

 

CIRCO

America's premiere candombe-jazz ensemble. Based in Dallas Fort Worth, the band has won awards and performed everywhere. Rosana Eckert on vocals,  Mario Cruz on saxes and flute, Brian Warthen on bass, Dennis Durick on drums and  Ricardo Bozas on percussion and vocals..