New Monsoon

New Monsoon
Origin	San Francisco, CA, United States
Genres	Jam band
Years active	2000–present
Labels	SCI Fidelity
Members	Bo Carper Jeff Miller Phil Ferlino Marshall Harrell Michael Pinkham
Past members	Heath Carlisle, Ben Bernstein, Brian Carey, Rajiv Parikh, Marty Ylitalo, Ron Johnson, Sean Hutchinson
Notable instruments
Electric guitar, Acoustic guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Keyboard, Organ, Bass guitar, Drums, Tablas

New Monsoon is a rock jam band that is based in the San Francisco, CA area that was founded in 1998 by Penn State classmates Bo Carper and Jeff Miller.

During the recording of the band's first album Hydrophonic, Carper and Miller tapped long-time east coast friend Phil "The Pianimal" Ferlino for keyboards. Blown away by the project, Ferlino immediately moved to San Francisco and joined the band on-stage at the 2001 High Sierra Music Festival. They have toured with many other bands including in 2005 as part of Big Summer Classic, with The String Cheese Incident as well as Umphrey's McGee, Yonder Mountain String Band, and Keller Williams. They have shared the stage with a range of bands including Hot Buttered Rum String Band, ALO, moe., and Tea Leaf Green, and are incredibly talented at mixing and blending with many musical styles. They have had many special guests at their shows over the years, including Martin Fierro (saxaphonist), violinist Tim Carbone from Railroad Earth, various members of The String Cheese Incident, Mark Karan, Steve Kimock, Mike Stern, and many others. They have recently released their fourth studio album, entitled New Monsoon V, which is a showcase of their diverse talents and was engineered by John Cutler, best known for his work with the Grateful Dead. As of April 2009 the band also released a live 2 disc set entitled New Monsoon LIVE which was recorded over a three night run in Dallas, Austin and Houston Texas.

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