OUR BAND: Priscilla (OFFICIAL VIDEO) Our Band 2021-05-21 | Our Band's debut album "Bright as You" coming June 2021!Our Band is Sasha Papernik & Justin Poindexterwith David Amram, flutes; Oliver Beardsley, drums; Leon Boykins, bass; Travis Calvert and Eddie Barbash, saxophone.Mix and Master by Mike GibneyVideo by David BailenPuppets by Erin PoindexterOur Band will win your heart. Steeped in the tradition of great male and female duets such as Johnny Cash and June Carter, Sasha Papernik and Justin Poindexter bring their award-winning songwriting, intimate harmonies, and Eastern-European flair to a rich Americana soundscape. ourband.org
Our Band: “Dream” tribute to the Everly Brothers Our Band 2024-02-28 | Our Band plays Felice and Boudleaux Bryant’s iconic “Dream” on a 1965 Wurlitzer 145B piano and a heavily modified 1952 Les Paul.
Our Band: “Lie Lie Lie” Lincoln Center Moments, Live in the Studio Our Band 2024-01-09 | Filmed for Lincoln Center Moments, June 2023Sasha Papernik (piano, vocals)Justin Poindexter (guitar, vocals)withDave Speranza (upright bass)Will Clark (drums) Alphonso Horn (trumpet)Aurora Nealand (alto saxophone)"Lie Lie Lie" by Poindexter/PapernikRecorded at 360 SoundEngineered by Jeff Hoffman and Scott AndersonMixed and Mastered by M. GibneyFilmed by David Bailen
OUR BAND: Always Something There To Remind Me (Live in Studio) Our Band 2023-08-01 | 'Our Band' Celebrates Burt BacharachFilmed for Lincoln Center Moments, June 2023Sasha Papernik (piano, vocals)Justin Poindexter (guitar, vocals)withDave Speranza (upright bass)Will Clark (drums) Alphonso Horn (trumpet)Aurora Nealand (alto saxophone)"Always Something There to Remind Me" by Bacharach/DavidRecorded at 360 SoundEngineered by Jeff Hoffman and Scott AndersonMixed and Mastered by M. GibneyFilmed by David Bailenourband.org
OUR BAND: What the World Needs Now is Love (Live in Studio) Our Band 2023-08-01 | 'Our Band' Celebrates Burt BacharachFilmed for Lincoln Center Moments, June 2023Sasha Papernik (piano, vocals)Justin Poindexter (guitar, vocals)withDave Speranza (upright bass)Will Clark (drums) Alphonso Horn (trumpet)Aurora Nealand (alto saxophone)"What the World Needs Now is Love" by Bacharach/DavidRecorded at 360 SoundEngineered by Jeff Hoffman and Scott AndersonMixed and Mastered by M. GibneyFilmed by David Bailen
OUR BAND: Corners of the City (Live in Studio) Our Band 2023-08-01 | Filmed for Lincoln Center Moments, June 2023Sasha Papernik (accordion, vocals)Justin Poindexter (guitar, vocals)withDave Speranza (upright bass)Will Clark (drums) Alphonso Horn (trumpet)Aurora Nealand (alto saxophone)Recorded at 360 SoundEngineered by Jeff Hoffman and Scott AndersonMixed and Mastered by M. GibneyFilmed by David Bailen
Our Band | Freeze the Frame (feat. Cindy Cashdollar) | Live in the Studio Our Band 2023-05-12 | Our Band is Sasha Papernik & Justin Poindexterourband.orgfeaturing Cindy Cashdollar: lap steelDave Speranza: bassRohin Khemani: drumsOpening Artwork by Justin PoindexterFilmed by David BailenOur Band will win your heart. Steeped in the tradition of great male and female duets such as Johnny Cash and June Carter, Sasha Papernik and Justin Poindexter bring their award-winning songwriting, intimate harmonies, and Eastern-European flair to a rich Americana soundscape. Together, they have performed for audiences in some of the world’s greatest venues, from Carnegie Hall to Lincoln Center to the Smithsonian Museum of American Art. In 2018-19 they toured Poland, Germany and Estonia as ambassadors of American music for U.S. State Department. Their debut album, featuring American music legend David Amram, was released in 2021.
Our Band: Lullaby of the Leaves by Bernice Petkere Our Band 2023-04-13 | Our Band is Sasha Papernik and Justin Poindexter. This is their arrangement of Bernice Petkere's gorgeous tune from 1932, Lullaby of the Leaves. Filmed live in the backyard of the house where Sasha grew up.
Our Band: “Corners of the City” for NPR Tiny Desk Our Band 2023-03-13 | Sasha Papernik & Justin Poindexter (Our Band) perform their original song “Corners of the City” for NPR Tiny Desk.ourband.org
Our Band: What the World Needs Now Our Band 2023-02-11 | Burt Bacharach was one of our favorite composers. His distinctive and playful sense of harmony and rhythm are a good lesson to all of us to be ourselves. In that spirit, we took his famous waltz and shifted it into 4/4. Thank you Mr. Bacharach for giving us so many spectacular songs.Sasha Papernik: piano/vocalsJustin Poindexter: guitarEddie Barbash: saxophoneDave Speranza: bassOliver Beardsley: drumsvideo by David Bailenourband.org
Scaramouche - Darius Milhaud - suite for alto saxophone featuring Sasha Papernik & Eddie Barbash Our Band 2023-01-13 | Darius Milhaud’s “Scaramouche” suite for saxophone and piano. Third movement “Braziliera” performed by Sasha Papernik and Eddie Barbash live at Chelsea Table + Stage. Video by David Bailen
OUR BAND | Live Studio Sessions | You Dont Have to Say You Love Me Our Band 2022-11-03 | Sasha Papernik: accordion, vocalsJustin Poindexter: guitar, vocalswith Dave Speranza: bassRohin Khemani: drumsRecorded at 360 SoundEngineered by Jeff Hoffman and Scott AndersonMixed and Mastered by M. GibneyFilmed by David Bailenourband.org
OUR BAND | Live Studio Sessions | Beautiful Dream Our Band 2022-08-04 | Sasha Papernik: accordion, vocalsJustin Poindexter: guitar, vocalswith Dave Speranza: bassRohin Khemani: drumsCindy Cashdollar: dobroRecorded at 360 SoundEngineered by Jeff Hoffman and Scott AndersonMixed and Mastered by M. GibneyFilmed by David Bailenourband.org
OUR BAND | Live Studio Sessions | Up Here on this Mountain Our Band 2022-06-07 | Sasha Papernik: accordion, vocalsJustin Poindexter: guitar, vocalswith Dave Speranza: bassRohin Khemani: drumsCindy Cashdollar: lap steelRecorded at 360 SoundEngineered by Jeff Hoffman and Scott AndersonMixed and Mastered by M. GibneyFilmed by David Bailenourband.org
OUR BAND | Then Comes the Night Feat. Cindy Cashdollar Our Band 2022-04-14 | Sasha Papernik: accordion, vocalsJustin Poindexter: guitar, vocalsDave Speranza: bassRohin Khemani: drumsCindy Cashdollar: lap steel"Then Comes the Night" composed by D.B. RiellyRecorded at 360 SoundEngineered by Jeff Hoffman and Scott AndersonMixed and Mastered by M. GibneyFilmed by David Bailen
Our Band | UP HERE ON THIS MOUNTAIN | Live at Chelsea Table + Stage Our Band 2022-01-04 | Sasha Papernik - vocals, pianoJustin Poindexter - vocals, guitarwith Dave Speranza, bass and Rohin Khemani, tablaourband.org
‘Our Band’ Celebrates the Everly Brothers Our Band 2021-10-06 | ‘Our Band’ Celebrates the Everly BrothersFriday, Nov. 12 9:30pmChelsea Table + StageNYCTickets at ourband.orgABOUT THE SHOWAcclaimed Americana duo Our Band (Sasha Papernik and Justin Poindexter) salute one of American music’s most influential duos: the Everly Brothers. Don and Phil Everly’s haunting family harmony ruled the charts in the 50’s and early 60’s, paving the way for the Beatles and Simon and Garfunkel. Our Band reimagines their legacy, delivering fresh interpretations of Everly classics alongside their own award-winning original music and wide-ranging repertoire, all delivered with their quick wit, virtuoso style and airtight harmonies.
Our Band | FADING (OFFICIAL VIDEO) Our Band 2021-06-11 | Our Band (Sasha Papernik & Justin Poindexter) present their original song, Fading.Sasha Papernik: vocals, pianoJustin Poindexter: vocals, guitar, mellotronDavid Amram: flutesLeon Boykins: bassOliver Beardsley: drumsmixed by Mike Gibneyengineered by Sam Owensvideo by David Bailenourband.org
OUR BAND | HAZEL (OFFICIAL VIDEO) featuring David Amram Our Band 2021-01-28 | Our Band (Sasha Papernik & Justin Poindexter) present their original song, Hazel.Sasha Papernik: vocals, pianoJustin Poindexter: vocals, guitar, mellotronDavid Amram: French hornLeon Boykins: bassOliver Beardsley: drumsmixed by Mike Gibneyengineered by Sam Owensvideo by Melissa Gomez and Christopher Hodgeourband.org
Our Band: I Find My Peace Our Band 2020-10-31 | Sasha Papernik wrote this song on a songwriting residency in the southern Appalachians, in between bear sightings and getting lost in the woods. It features many of our good friends on a variety of decomposing and strange instruments. We filmed this video at dusk in the forest surrounding the New Hampshire cabin we stayed in for much of the summer. Sasha was lit with a 60 year old boudoir lamp and a 100 foot lead while Justin filmed. To make Sasha look more ghostly, we covered her in Gold Bond Medicated Powder. She wasn’t a fan, but was a good sport and smelled like menthol for a day or so. In an area with very little internet, I felt a bit odd about downloading the classic 1922 vampire flick, Nosferatu, in a church parking lot, but the (fortunately public domain) footage just seemed to perfectly intercut with the song. Of course, it took some creative editing to make the female lead seem to like the monster. Where Sasha fits in is anyone’s guess. Dracula did have “wives”....
Our Band: Gentle on My Mind Our Band 2020-08-19 | 'Our Band' explores John Hartford's classic "Gentle on My Mind" with guests Nadje Noordhuis (trumpet), Paul Defiglia (bass and vocal), and Rohin Khemani (percussion.)'Our Band' is Sasha Papernik and Justin PoindexterFilmed and recorded by Our Band.More music at ourband.org
Our Band: My Silent Love (1932) Our Band 2020-08-05 | Our Band (Sasha Papernik and Justin Poindexter) play “My Silent Love” by Dana Suesse, lyrics by Edward Heymann. More videos at Ourband.org
OUR BAND: Live at Quarantine Speakeasy Our Band 2020-05-03 | Our Band's Sasha Papernik and Justin Poindexter welcome you into two-strip technicolor for a performance steeped in the 1920's and 30's. Filmed live in their living room, this performance was broadcast 4/25 as part of Prohibition Productions' "The Salon: Quarantine Speakeasy." Repertoire includes "Make Me A Pallet on the Floor," "Blue Skies," "The Man I Love," "Dark Eyes," and a duet take on Eddie Lang's guitar feature, "April Kisses."More videos at ourband.org
OUR BAND: April Kisses in “two-strip technicolor” Our Band 2020-04-30 | Justin Poindexter and Sasha Papernik say goodbye to the first April of the 2020's with their version of Eddie Lang’s “April Kisses.”
Our Band Live From Home: In Spite of Ourselves by John Prine Our Band 2020-04-20 | Justin and Sasha live from home (with their kids!) during the Covid-19 Pandemic in New York City. John Prine was a huge influence on both of their songwriting so they wanted to sing one of their favorite songs, In Spite of Ourselves, for him. We hope you like it, John.
OUR BAND: Home Movies: Gone Gone Gone Our Band 2020-04-01 | Our Band’s live take on the Everly Brothers "Gone Gone Gone" More videos at ourband.orgSasha Papernik - pianoJustin Poindexter - guitarPaul Defiglia - bassFilmed by Jake Blasini, recorded and mixed by Paul Defiglia and Justin Poindexter
OUR BAND: Home Movies: Roads That Rise (Gayles Song) Our Band 2020-03-31 | Our Band’s live take on their original song, "Roads That Rise." More videos at ourband.orgSasha Papernik - pianoJustin Poindexter - guitarPaul Defiglia - bassFilmed by Jake Blasini, recorded and mixed by Paul Defiglia and Justin Poindexter
OUR BAND: Home Videos: Luna de Xelajú Our Band 2020-03-19 | Our Band’s arrangement of the beautiful Guatemalan waltz, “ Luna de Xelajú,” written in 1944 by Paco Pérez. More videos at ourband.orgSasha Papernik - pianoJustin Poindexter - guitarPaul Defiglia - bassFilmed by Jake Blasini, recorded and mixed by Paul Defiglia and Justin Poindexter
Our Band: Red River Valley (Kaugel, kaugel kus on minu kodu) -Live in Estonia, 2019 Our Band 2020-01-23 | OUR BAND (Sasha and Justin) greet the day in beautiful Old Town Tallinn with this original bilingual mashup of North American and Estonian folk songs.OUR BAND will win your heart. Steeped in the tradition of great male and female duets such as Johnny Cash and June Carter, Sasha Papernik and Justin Poindexter bring their award-winning songwriting, intimate harmonies, and a pinch of Eastern-European flair to a rich Americana soundscape. Their new album, featuring American music legend David Amram, will be released in 2020. www.ourband.org
OUR BAND (Sasha Papernik & Justin Poindexter) Midnight in Moscow Our Band 2019-10-15 | Our Band (Sasha Papernik and Justin Poindexter) plays their Doc Watson inspired arrangement of the "Midnight in Moscow" as part of John Platt's "On Your Radar" at Rockwood Music Hall, NYC on October 8, 2019. With Scott Colberg, bass and Oliver Beardsley, drums. Video by Gordon Nashwww.ourband.org
OUR BAND | Bright As You (OFFICIAL VIDEO) Our Band 2019-04-15 | OUR BAND's debut album, "Bright as You," coming summer 2021Inspired by the handmade filmmaking of turn-of-the-century French illusionist Georges Méliès, OUR BAND collaborated with animator Austin Taylor to create a story of friendship and connection in space for their original song, "Bright As You." In keeping with the handmade/found object aesthetic, the recording of "Bright As You" was primarily achieved on abandoned 1950's and 60's audio equipment from an AM Gospel music station in North Carolina that had recently shut its doors. Stay up to date at www.ourband.orgBright As You: A film by Austin TaylorTraditional Animation by Catherine SalisburySet Design by Brianna MatthewsOUR BAND is Sasha Papernik and Justin Poindexter"Bright as You" written, recorded and produced by OUR BANDDrums by Oliver BeardsleyMixed by Mike GibneyMastered by Oliver IgnatiusSasha and Justin filmed by Melissa A. Gomez
OUR BAND plays Irving Berlins Blue Skies on a 1951 Shure 300 Ribbon Microphone Our Band 2019-02-18 | www.ourband.org OUR BAND is Sasha Papernik and Justin Poindexter.This video was recorded entirely on a 1951 Shure 300 Ribbon Microphone that was purchased off the side of the road in North Carolina from an AM Gospel Music station that was closing it's doors.
Make Me a Pallet on the Floor (OFFICIAL VIDEO) | OUR BAND Our Band 2018-07-17 | Stay up to date on news and tour dates at ourband.orgOUR BAND is Sasha Papernik and Justin PoindexterVideo produced by David BailenMixed and mastered by Mike GibneyPercussion by Will Clark
Gone, Gone, Gone (OFFICIAL VIDEO) | OUR BAND Our Band 2018-06-12 | Stay up to date on news and tour dates at ourband.orgOUR BAND is Sasha Papernik and Justin PoindexterVideo produced by David BailenGone, Gone, Gone by Don and Phil EverlyMixed and mastered by Mike GibneyPercussion by Will ClarkPuppets by Erin Poindexter www.erinpoindexter.com
