Darry Yokley
New York , New York
From playing jazz gigs as a leader/sideman or in a big band to performing classical solo recitals and concerts with chamber groups, Darryl Yokley has enjoyed working with some of the greatest musicians in a variety of genres. He has performed with such artists as the Captain Black Big Band led by pianist Orrin Evans, JD Allen Valery Ponomarev's Big Band "Our Father Who Art Blakey,” the Frank Lacy Quintet and Big Band, Bill McHenry, Jack Walrath, Stacy Dillard, Derrick Gardner and others. He has also toured with Motown legends The Four Tops, The Temptations, and the O' Jays and currently plays with Rhonda Ross as well as leading his own band Sound Reformation. Sound Reformation formed in 2010 and released their first album in 2012 under the label ARC (Artists Recording Collective).