THE JIM MALONE BAND

The Jim Malone Band started humbly with weekly jam sessions at Jim’s home in Brooklyn, NY. First, it was Brian Shuman on keys and Jim on acoustic and vocals. Recognizing the promise of this early collaboration, Jim called up old friend/multi-instrumentalist, Paul Mckenzie, who added guitar, mandolin and backing vocals. A few sessions into that, Paul brought along Mike Furey and his Cajon to give it all a back beat. Soon, they were joined by former Standpipe violinist, Rebecca Weiner and vocalist Sean Mooney on backing vocals. With every addition, the sound improved, and they started playing some shows—Young Ethel’s in Brooklyn, LIC bar in Long Island City, but after they played at the Bitter End in November of 2024, it was clear the sound was close, but something was lacking. They hunkered down over the winter months, Mike switched from Cajon to full drum kit, and they started auditioning bassists. When they found Joseph Anastasi, they knew the sound was there. Their next show, with the new lineup, again at The Bitter End, was a triumph.

In June of 2025, after only 2 shows with the new lineup, they decided to head to Little Big North in Catskill and record their first album. It includes 9 studio tracks (8 original songs and a cover of the Alicia Keys song, No One) and 3 live tracks recorded at the Bitter End show, the band’s first show with their current lineup.