The Buffalo News calls Babik "One of the hottest bands in Buffalo" at the 2006 Artvoice Awards. The group also walked away with a "Best of W.N.Y." award at Buffalo Spree Magazine's first ever awards presentation. So, who is Babik and what is all the excitement about?

Babik (pronounced Bah-'beek) is a quartet of incredible musicians who play a special brand of jazz known as gypsy swing, which was created in the 1930's by the legendary 2-fingered gypsy guitarist, Django Reinhardt. The style blends American big band swing with the exotic flare of European gypsy folk-songs. Babik approaches this happy music with a modern sensibility. Their passionate improvisations and toe-tapping rhytms delight both listener and dancer alike.

The group performs all of their music on acoustic instruments. The guitars, strings, and even the picks, are specially chosen to produce that unique gypsy sound! The members of Babik are Stuart Fuchs on lead guitar, Geoff Perry on violin, Josh Assad on rhythm guitar and vocals, and Kevin O'Brien on upright bass. This all-string jazz ensemble creates exciting music that is enjoyed by the young, the old, and everyone in between.