SHAPES
Music
- Play
- Play Next
- Add to queue
Night bloom
4:33
1,126 plays- Play
- Play Next
- Add to queue
Naima
6:36
1,150 plays- Play
- Play Next
- Add to queue
Eat the heat
5:10
895 plays- Play
- Play Next
- Add to queue
Lobster
7:47
662 plays
General Info
-
Genre: Jazz / Latin / Nu-Jazz
Location Los Angeles, California, US
Profile Views: 11168
Last Login: 1/25/2009
Member Since 12/5/2006
Website www.shapesmusic.com
Record Label Unknown Indie
Type of Label Indie
-
Bio
Take six veteran Los Angeles musicians with diverse musical backgrounds yet common influences; gather them each Monday for about a year and a half to jam and have some fun, just playing for the sheer joy of it. Over time, a unique ensemble sound evolves which reflects the influences of this eclectic bunch. The result is Shapes, a new breed of jazz group that has one foot rooted in the tradition of acoustic, mainstream jazz or bop and one foot in the present, and all the while striving to push the envelope a little further. Even as the music industry leans in recent years towards pigeonholing artists and bands into simple categories, Shapes is that rarest of groups which realizes that truly great music shouldn't be limited to labels or preconceived definitions of what is or isn't "authentic." Produced by Grammy Award winning bassist and jazz legend, Jimmy Haslip, Shapes' debut The Last Farewell features excursions into mainstream bop, Brazilian bossa novas and sambas, tender ballads and even has a little twang of country music on the title track. The core sextet of Roger Burn (piano, synths, vibes, marimba & background vocals), Tollak Ollestad (keyboards & chromatic, blues and bass harmonicas), Michael Higgins (electric & acoustic guitars), Michael Barsimanto (drums), Andy Suzuki (saxes & reeds) and Dean Taba (acoustic bass), is joined by some very special guests including Jimmy Haslip (fretless bass) and Russell Ferrante (piano), founding members of the seminal jazz fusion group, The Yellowjackets, the legendary Flora Purim (vocal) and her equally influential husband, Airto Moreira (drums), and Walfredo Reyes, Jr. (drums & percussion). Their latest CD "The Big Picture" features special guests Jimmy Haslip, Russell Ferrante and Walfredo Reyes again, as well as Robben Ford, Pauline Wilson, and from the classic Cannonball Adderly group- Roy McCurdy on drums -
Members
Roger Burn- Keyboards, Vibraphone, vocals; Tollak Ollestad- Harmonica, Keyboards, Vocals; Andy Suzuki- Saxophone, Reeds; Dave Derge, Mike Barsimanto- Drums, Perc.; Dean Taba, Larry Steen, Reggie Carson- Bass; Mike Higgins, Matthew Von Doran- Guitar; George McMullen, Mike Fahn- Trombone. Special guests- Jimmy Haslip- Bass (producer); Russell Ferrante- Piano, keyboards; Walfredo Reyes- Percussion; Flora Purim- Vocals; Airto Moreira- Drums; Robben Ford- Guitar; Roy McCurdy- Drums; Pauline Wilson- Vocals -
Influences
.. ..........Get this FREE MySpace layout and more at ..MySpaceOrYours.net...... .. -
Sounds Like
Stream
No recent updates in this category.
Why not...
Music
-
4 Songs | Sep 21, 2008
charles 1 year ago
Goyah 1 year ago
CHelsey FRuge 3 years ago
Black Cat Bone 3 years ago
Blue Noise
3 years ago
Manuel Blesgraaf 4 years ago
TOLLAK 4 years ago
Mosch 4 years ago
GrooveSession 4 years ago
Dave Ferris 4 years ago
10 of 50Morehttp://www.myspace.com/video/leebramusic-org/hip-hop-high-school-dance-trailer/108563256 ;
Would you follow me on facebook?
http://www.facebook.com/goyahband?sk=app_2405167945
Thanks for the add
Thanks for your friendship, guys.
Great tracks, amazing playing!
Greetings from Germany & all the best,
Uli
SONY MUSIC e ALICE RECORDS presentano l’album di debutto dei
“BLUE NOISE”.
con la partecipazione straordinaria di
Robben ForD, Russel ferrante e jimmy haslip.
Soul, blues, funk e jazz in una veste oltremodo originale e raffinata, sono gli elementi essenziali del quartetto italo-americano.
A partire da Ottobre in vendita nei migliori negozi di dischi: GLORY DAYS !
Ascolta le tracce sullo space!Roger... rest in peace. Thanks for everything you've learned me. Thanks for your music, your humor and everything you showed me.
I will never forget you!
Manuel.
Roger, you changed my life and a lot of other peoples lives too, and your spirit will live on in everything I do for the rest of this journey.
Your friend always -T.
Rest in Peace Buddy, danke für alles!!! DANKE!!!
greetz from Hamburg
markus
Roger played our parents wedding 25 years ago and Pops says he was a crazy smart, passionate and incredible musician with a destiny. We had the pleasure of meeting him at MI. THANK YOU Raj for working so hard and sharing your gifts. You are missed and will not soon be forgotten! Deepest condolences to his family and closest friends...
Deepest condolences to his family and closest friends. He will certainly be missed by everyone who knew him.
I always admired Rodger's dedication and extensive knowledge of all genres of music in
addition to his unwavering support of his fellow musicians.
This is very sad news.