The No Net Nonet is a swinging, acoustic nine-piece band in the straight-ahead Jazz tradition. Formed by Lucas Pino in 2009, the Nonet has evolved to include some of the finest musicians on the New York scene, featuring the unique voices of each member of the improvising ensemble. The band possesses the intimacy of a small jazz combo, while displaying the power and textural gestures of a big band or symphonic orchestra. Pino s writing is inspired by a diverse musical aesthetic including Maria Schneider, Wayne Shorter, Michael Brecker, and John Williams. He leads from the Tenor Sax chair, exhibiting an unparalleled technical fluidity and prowess. The Answer Is No is the band s follow-up release to No Net Nonet (2015), and features seven highly inventive original compositions by Pino. The Answer Is No is the response to a world inundating us with constant opinions, ideas, and manufactured narratives; it is an invitation to listeners, to unchain themselves from any preconceived expectations, opening them up to infinite possibilities.
"The majestic hamonic power and rhythmic pliancy from Pino's nonet are matched by his imaginative compositions and velvety tone and biting melodicism on tenor sax." - John Murph, Down Beat Februare 2018.
