the get down is a band with a wide variety of sounds such as acoustic and electric rock, hip and trip hop, synth electronica, and pop and rnb. we have been described as fob mixed with a more commercial( but not less credible) tribe called quest, mixed with radiohead and timbaland production, with a dash of gym class style and a live dj.
Category:
Band
Additional Category:
Band - Top 40
Genre:
90s Hits, 2000s Hits, Alternative, Dance, Electronic, Fusion, Hip-Hop, Industrial, New Age, Pop, Rythym and Blues, Rap, Rock, Soul, Top-40
Since forming in , Neil Alexander & NAIL continues to be committed to the future of Jazz and improvised music. With a diverse stylistic palette and fierce musicianship, the ensemble skillfully blends modern and traditional forms with experimental concepts and electronic music. Their performance roster has included opening for John Scofield and The Blue Note in NYC, as well as many other festivals and clubs. They’re currently touring to support their newest release CD “Tugging At The Infinite”. True lovers of jazz, improvisation and an exhilarating sensory experience seek them out, knowing they will shatter boundaries and test limits. On the web at sic .
Steve Clarke Band is a 3-piece Funky/Jazz band. Just back from playing Europe.
We play mostly originals that are a blend of funky-soul music with jazz improvisation.
Da bassist, composer and educator, mixes Jazz and Funky grooves on his new recording “Can U Hear Me Now ? ”. It is his 6th release (June 7th 2006) on Hop-N-Bop Records and is being well received by radio and fans in U.S. and Europe.
“Clarke's free-flowing compositions showcase plenty of fusion chops, but his rich tone and spaced-filled lines steal the show" ...Gregory Isola, BASS PLAYER MAGAZINE
Category:
Band - Jazz
Additional Category:
Band - Motown
Genre:
Funk, Fusion, Jazz, Rythym and Blues, Soul, World Music
The Featheredusters - newton highlands, Massachusetts
As a group, The Featherdusters have performed all over the New England-Philadelphia area. The four professionals each possess extensive musical knowledge and experience from vastly diverse performance backgrounds which allows the group to perform adeptly in the jazz, soul, funk, rock, and reggae idioms. Performing classics of The Beatles, James Brown, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Led Zeppelin,The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sublime, Bob Marley, as well as the more modern 311, Rage Against the Machine, Soulive and John Scofield, the group is accustomed to form fitting their performances to any crowd. The Featherdusters have played many types of gigs, from smooth jazz at corporate functions to rock and roll at clubs and frat parties. (Prior performances include: Red Sox pitcher Curt Schillings' Holiday Party, Graduation/Prom parties, Art Gallery openings, Silent Auctions, Parties and Barbecues, and even the annual holiday party at the Boston Naval Commandant's House at Charlestown Yard.)
Along with their extensive repertoire, requests of any song in any style can be made prior to a live performance. All four members are currently students at Berklee College of Music finishing up their degrees in Music Performance, Music Business, and Professional Music.
Three piece male group (Can add a female) with great singers, 2 trumpets & trombone, as well as keyboards. The music spans Sinatra to Motown to Outkast and Maroon 5.
Year of the Cow is an intense musical experience. The band brings forth a passion to music and a performance for the people. Joe "the animal" C's paramount drumming fuels Bassist Vin Nunes to lay the framework for Valentine. Who then runs the gamut of emotions through his guitar playing and his lyrics. Their new raw approach is something that is lost in today's pop culture. Simply the proof is in the pudding, and this band has captivated the hearts of audiences who have withnessed the musical marvel.
Category:
Band - Punk
Additional Category:
Band - Jazz
Genre:
Alternative, Childrens Music, Dance, Fusion, Jazz, Punk, Rock, Swing
The Ameranouche trio features virtuoso guitarist Richard Sheppard, rhythm guitarist Ryan Flaherty, and upright bassist Xar Adelberg. The fast-fingered, U.S. based ensemble plays acoustic hot jazz and folk rock styles, both original compositions and unique arrangements by American and Gypsy songwriters.
Though thier music is not always easy to define, balancing between both World and Folk Rock, it is often reffered to as Gypsy Jazz, the explosive genre created by the great gypsy guitarist and composer Django Reinhardt. It is a melding of American jazz, Gypsy song formats, and a fire that comes from Rock, Alternative and Classical music. The music is universal and reaches diverse audiences worldwide. Ameranouche has 3 featured songs in National Lampoons movie soundtrack Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell which was released in theaters nationwide on October 19th, 2007. Kevin Wheatley, director and starring actor of the movie, refers to Ameranouche and the movie soundtrack as the “New sounds of America.”
Richard Sheppard plays lead guitar for Ameranouche: His fingers dart across the strings faster then hummingbirds wings -proclaims Jon Nolan of the Wire Seacoast Entertainment Magazine. Sheppard is an aggressor on the guitar, really taking it to its limits. Many of the tunes showcase his ability to make that guitar talk. He forcibly makes the strings resonate, and then he dances across the entirety of the fret board in order to get Ameranouche's gypsy jazz sound writes Christopher Hislop of the Portsmouth Herald.
Ryan Flaherty employs a tremendously fast and percussive rhythm style, raising comparisons to Sinti and Flamenco guitarist from Europe and South America. With his love of Bossa Nova and Samba, Ryan attributes much of his rhythmic approach to Latin music, but also acknowledges the Manouche gypsies as innovators of the swing “Pompe” style employed in much of his style. His life long passion for Rock, old time Blues and Folk music adds a fiery, unique spice to his playing and is easily recognizable.
Xar Adelberg completes the trio with her upright Bass. She astounds audiences everywhere. “ I have never seen a girl play upright bass with such velocity, charisma and style” proclaims a fan after watching Ameranouche live in concert. Humble she may be, but Xar really brings the roof
down with the bass.
Ameranouche performances are patterned with virtuosity, eclecticity and
inspiring energy. Audiences are taken aback by Sheppard's brilliant guitar work and the groups ceaseless musicianship. The trio’s repertoire flies beyond familiar Jazz styles because of the Gypsy and Folk Rock connection, and the fact they are playing on acoustic instruments. This gives the group limitless access to reworking out songs and original compositions. Aside from the original songs, Ameranouche has been known to work from a very diverse repertoire, anywhere from Stevie Wonders “Isn’t She Lovely” to Cole Porters “Lets Misbehave” to Black Sabbaths “War Pigs”... and reworking all these songs into their own beautiful, acoustic style. With the music worlds current outbreak of acoustic groups like Rodrigo Y Gabriella and Bela Fleck, it is no suprise Ameranouche is finding a welcoming territory on today’s new music map.
"Ameranouche blew the roof off of our barn with their Gypsy Jazz trio… high energy, amazing Manouche music."
- Dream Farm Creative Arts
"As musicians, they are truly top-shelf, but they're also some of the finest people that we've had the pleasure to be associated with at the MPCA"
- MPCA director Brett Hartenbach
"This is one of those bands that will just thrill and amaze any audience. They are truly incredible musicians. You can hear it in their recorded tracks, but to see them live is when the 'wow factor' really kicks in."
- Shawn Mercer, musician and concert promoter
