VEHICLE/PASSENGER

New VEHICLE / PASSENGER single is OUT! Link in bio to listen & pre-order limited edition vinyl. @notquitesimon  Alberto - voc/sax/synth @floherz  Florian Herzog - bass/synth @l.esley  Lesley Mok - drums recorded & mixed by Marc Alberto & @petrarandewijk master by Nico van Monfort video by @papperpictures #singlerelease #spokenword #hiphop #politicalrap #poetry #uprightbass #saxophone #drums #modularsynth #processing #eurorack

Dates this summer/fall See you out there⛓️‍💥 July 25 @asphaltfestival Aug 08 @landjuweel.festival Aug 15 @parzelledortmund Aug 31 @cologne_jazzweek Sept 9 Jazzsommer Marburg Sept 13 @gaudeamusnl

Thank you Nikki Giovanni. Here's a little offering from last night, for Nikki's transition. "..and if ever i touched a life i hope that life knows that i know that touching was and still is and will always be the true revolution" (From "when I die" )

#newrelease on YouTube! Ethereal yet full of raw power: Vehicle/Passenger combine jazz, hip-hop, and live electronics with spoken word in a haunting and incredibly modern sound. The international all-star trio, consisting of Caribbean M. Alberto (vocals, saxophone, and synthesizer), American drummer and percussionist Lesley Mok, and Cologne-based double bassist Florian Herzog, represents a tour de force of artistic expression. Alberto's thoughtful, radical poetry, which addresses, among other things, black experiences of alienation in a white society, makes its way through dynamic, powerful improvisations, collective grooves, and delicate soundscapes. Vehicle/Passenger's live performances convey an energy and urgency that is almost impossible to resist. According to All About Jazz, their latest album, Live in Amsterdam (2024), is “one of the most honest and unique recordings of the year.” VEHICLE PASSENGER @ Stadtgarten, Köln | 2025 COLOGNE JAZZWEEK is a series by @bertaberlinofficial and @cologne_jazzweek Performer Marc Alberto | @notquitesimon | spoken word, saxophone, electronics Lesley Mok | @l.esley | drums, percussion Florian Herzog | @floherz | double bass, electronics are @vehiclepassenger_ Camera: @beathalberschmidt

Finishing first leg of @vehiclepassenger_ summer/fall tour tonight at @parzelledortmund Join us for the rest: Aug 31 @cologne_jazzweek Sept 11 @marburger_jazzsommer Sept 13 @gaudeamusnl Utecht Nov 22 @explorethenorthfestival Leeuwarden #spokenword #hiphop #freejazz #synthesizer #doublebass #newyork #amsterdam #germany #saxophone #drums

Catch VEHICLE / PASSENGER live this summer in Germany and the Netherlands! July 25 @asphaltfestival Aug 08 @landjuweel.festival Aug 15 @parzelledortmund Aug 31 @cologne_jazzweek Sept 9 @marburger_jazzsommer Sept 13 @gaudeamusnl We made this bespoke beat/poem when @asphaltfestival asked “What’s your favorite asphalt?” @notquitesimon spokenword, sax, synth @floherz bass, synth @l.esley drums #spokenword #improvisedmusic #cologne #düsseldorf #dortmund #rotterdam #amsterdam #brooklyn #modularsynth #bass #drums

The final clip from 2024’s #CGNYC series. This one ft. @l.esley and our collaborative trio @vehiclepassenger_ Marc Alberto - spoken word, saxophone, synth Lesley Mok - drums Florian Herzog - bass, synth Catch this band live this summer in Europe, starting in July at @asphaltfestival . CGNYC also returns in July! With @sashaberliner at @loftkoeln and @davidleonsmusic at @stadtgarten_koeln . #concertseries #newyork #cologne #doublebass #drums #spokenword #synthesizer #hiphop #köln

~a clip from our show in DC last summer~ For friends that have been trying to buy the music on bandcamp, there was a glitch in the system but it’s now been fixed! And if you’re in NYC, Amsterdam, or Köln, we can deliver vinyl in person 🤍 Thanks for the kind words about the music so far. We are grateful 🧿

@vehiclepassenger_ tour coming up! 7.12. @loftkoeln 8.12. @peter.kowald.gesellschaft Wuppertal 9.12. @paviljoen_ongehoorde_muziek Eindhoven 10.12. @splendoramsterdam 11.12. @extrapoolnl Nijmegen 12.12. @donau115 Berlin @notquitesimon - spoken word, saxophone, synth @floherz - bass, synth @l.esley - drums Come through! #spokenword #improvisedmusic #cologne #nijmegen #wuppertaö #eindhoven #berlin #amsterdam #brooklyn #modularsynth #bass #drums

Last CGNYC show this Saturday. With @l.esley ! This is a special one 😍 Not only have I been friends and working with Lesley for a long time now. Together with Marc (whom I’ve been working with the longest in my life) we’ve formed the trio VEHICLE PASSENGER and released our debut album only weeks ago. Check out @vehiclepassenger_ This project is very dear to us all, so come celebrate the album release as well as the final show of this series @loftkoeln this Saturday! (also Lesley won the @deutscherjazzpreis this year in case you need any more convincing) Thanks to the city of Cologne and the state of Northrhine-Westfalia for supporting this series. Photo by @bingjiefuhe #jazz #livejazz #concert #cologne #newyork #brooklyn #saxophone #spokenword #queer #hiphop #freejazz #doublebass #drums #cgnyc #series

Dates confirmed! We're back in EU for our #Vinyl Release Tour - Come see us. #poetry #improvisedmusic #spokenword

Today’s the day! It’s OUT. Our first live record. Limited edition of 200. Press of heavy vinyl, sounding specta. Hand printed. Real pretty. Go get it on our Bandcamp.