The World Trad Orchestra brings together four of the most inspired, inventive jazz musicians on the East Coast to play some of the world’s most inspiring, transporting songs.

The band features Rob Curto on accordion, Jay Rattman on clarinet, Dan Monaghan on drums, and Dan Martin on bass. Each member has a long list of credits — Grammy nominations and film soundtracks, high-profile collaborations and performances at Coachella. They formed the World Trad Orchestra to give new life to music that has shaped them profoundly: Brazilian, Latin, American and French music from the 1920s and 1930s.

The World Trad Orchestra is more than a jazz band — it’s an emotional weather system. It’s a nightclub in Rio. It’s the early hours of the morning in Old Havana. It’s a cobblestone street in Paris at dusk. It’s a mood, an atmosphere, an experience.

Widely regarded as the foremost ambassador of Brazilian Forró in the United States. Toured extensively with Lila Downs and David Krakauer. Member of the band Matuto.

Performed at the Coachella Festival, Red Rocks Amphitheater, The Late Show. Discography includes New Celebration, with NEA Jazz Master Phil Woods, and Stefon Harris’s Grammy-nominated Urbanus.

Performed or recorded with Lenny Pickett, Makoto Ozone, Kristin Chenoweth and Bruce Barth. Discography includes How I Spent My Vacation, by Evan Lurie, and Putting It Together, by Stephen Sondheim. Leads The Creswell Club, the New York–based 20s jazz group.

Recorded with Elio Villafranca, Joanna Pascale, Larry McKenna. Performed at the Daegu International Jazz Festival, the Mellon Jazz Festival, the Cremona Jazz Festival. On faculty at Temple University and Rowan University.