The MSD Quintet is bringing their contemporary jazz-folk sound to you from Newport, RI. MSDQ is an ensemble of traditional jazz quintet instrumentation, and have added the ingredients of Folk, Jazz, Gospel, Hip-Hop, Latin, Rock, Blues, Cajun, Funk, and Bluegrass for a nice musical flavor.

The MSD Quintet is...
Jon Lavieri - tenor sax
Doug Woolverton - trumpet/flugelhorn
D.J. Cordeiro - drums
Peter Davis - bass
Michael Johnson - keyboards

DRIVEN is the debut recording of The MSD Quintet, and it was produced by Yellowjackets' bassist Jimmy Haslip. Fellow Yellowjackets composer/keyboardist Russell Ferrante adds his talents to the title track, and percussionists Munyungo Jackson and Michito Sanchez, along with guitarist Matt Hagerty, also share their talents on DRIVEN.

Modus Scholasticus Dominus tranlates to musical schoolyard in Latin, and The MSD Quintet's DRIVEN is what took place in our musical schoolyard.