The Montalban Quintet is a collective of musicians that have infused interests from various musical barrios including post-punk, minimalism, jazz, 50’s schmaltz, field recordings, and new western art music. We reside in San Diego and have birthed all of the recordings/collaborations at a small recording facility in Encinitas, CA known lovingly as the Belly of the Whale.
The live band is: Chris Prescott (drums, electronics), Carl Prescott (trumpet), Kenseth Thibideau (bass, vocals), Jim Weiss (tenor and baritone saxophone), Rodrigo Contreras (piano), Greg Friedman (guitar, vocals), Julie Kitterman (glockenspiel, percussion, vocals)
Past contributors include: Terrin Durfey (vocals, bass), Chris Fulford-Brown (piano), Marjorie Prescott (cello), Pete Polansky (violin), Nathan Hubbard (vibraphone), JP Hewett (congas), Hermelindo Montalban (percussion).