Artist description This band moves from New Jazz Standard, to the deepest sensuous mojo to torrid Latin disco

Music Style This album is Latin, Jazz, menage a trois, also torrid dance, and Jazz Standard ballads.

Musical Influences Debussy Ravel Yellowjackets David Benoit Fourplay Pat Metheny

Similar Artists Yellowjackets David Benoit Fourplay Pat Metheny Bob James Lyle Mays Medeski Martin and Wood

Artist History Composer/pianist Michael Glenn Williams, founder met Brian LeVan, Dave Lotfi and Marcus Konantz in a churchband, and added saxophone on the first album "Jazz Trespassers" on the Pocket Jazz label. Their second album hit the streets July 15 2000 called "Wet" ocean based latin tinged Jazz.Bob Sheppard who toured with Chick Correa and the recent Steely Dan tour, not to mention Joni Mitchell's orchestra is the featured sax man.Harry Scorzo who is famous for the group Bongo Logic, is busy in the Congo Room in LA, composing and playingsession dates like crazy. Ronnie Gutierrez who has arms of steel and hands of magic (listen to the amazing streamof 16th notes on Jeux d'eau!!) helped define the Latin grooves on Wet.

Group Members Michael Glenn Williams - Piano, keyboards (composer/pianist from Universal Pictures "The Limey", also Chicago Hope), Bob Sheppard (Steely Dan, Chick Correa, Joni Mitchell Tour) Saxophones, Brian Levan - Guitars, Dave Lotfi - Drums, Marcus Konantz - Electric Bass, Harry Scorzo (Bongo Logic) - Electric Violin, Ronnie Gutierrez - Percussion

Instruments Piano, guitar, bass, drums, sax, violin, percussion

Albums Jazz Trespassers, Wet, Pocket Rocket (upcoming)

Press Reviews "contemporary classic jazz... velvety straight-ahead sound..." - Music Under The Stars "smooth elegant riffs" - KCLU Jazz radio

Location Los Angeles, CA - USA

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