Music Style Soul, Funk and Jazz, Latin, Rock, and Psychedelia.

Artist History Deep Banana Blackout was born in 1995 but its members had already become some of the most respected musicians of their idiom in the tri-state area- a testament to why DBB is one of the most successful bands to come out of the Northeast in more than a decade. Their music is a combination of well crafted songwriting, powerful improvisational skills, and a wide variety of stylistic influences ranging from soul, funk and jazz, to Latin, rock, and psychedelia. With rich vocals and fat horns, all driven by a masterful rhythm section, the songs run the gamut, from lush and colorful, to plain low down and dirty. In the fall of 2000, two new musicians joined the DBB crew- Hope Clayburn, formerly of Baaba Seth, on saxophones, flute, and vocals, and good friend, and previous frequent guest, B. Smith, on trombone, tuba, and vocals. The rest of the band is comprised of Fuzz on guitar and vocals, Rob Somerville on saxophones and vocals, Benj LeFevre on Bass, Cyrus Madan on Hammond organ, keyboards, and vocals, Johnny Durkin on percussion, and Eric Kalb on drums.

Group Members Fuzz, Hope Clayburn, Cyrus Madan, Bryan Smith, Rob Somerville, Johnny Durkin, Eric Kalb, and Benj LeFevre

Instruments Vocals, Tuba, Flute, Sax, Drums, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Percussion, & Hammond Organ

Albums Live in the Thousand Islands (1997), Rowdy Duty (1997), Feel the Peel (2001)

Press Reviews Deep Banana Blackout - LaSalle's February 14, 2001 Article from Synthesis.net It was Valentines Day and you could feel the love flowing in LaSalle's as Deep Banana Blackout filled the place with their heavy funk music. The Connecticut-based band rolled through Chico on Wednesday night and rocked the house. Deep Banana Blackout boasts a heavy horn section featuring a trombone, two saxophones, and a flute. They recently lost their lead singer, but the band amazingly recovered from this blow by hiring an extremely talented female vocalist who plays the flute and the saxophone. Their guitarist's name was Fuzz, which was fitting, with his big curly hair. Other instruments featured are the organ, bass, percussion, and drums. Everyone contributed with vocals. This band was tight. With no opener, they played two long sets and nobody stopped dancing all night. The new singer displayed a versatile style by creating the sounds of a saxophone with her mouth while playing the flute. It was an amazing thing to hear and watch. Songs that stood out to me were "Bump and Sway," and "Getch'all in the Mood." They covered some James Brown and even a Beatles jam. The local funk mob was definitely in the mood. There were quite a few saucy kids in the house. The last couple of songs are a little hazy, for I suffered a Deep Banana Blackout. - Azariah Reynolds

Location Darien, Connecticut - USA

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