Artist description The Band For years, the band "The Price of Dope" enjoyed a great deal of success and respect on the local San Diego music scene. Aside from working with such acts as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, The Long Beach DUB Allstars, Roots, and The Brand New Heavies, the group had featured Harold Todd of Lennie Kravitz fame, and Robert Walters of the Greyboy Allstars in their own work. The band held the no.1 spot in the San Diego charts for 6 consecutive weeks, and was frequently heard on Blue Torch surf videos. In early 2002, when the band finally split up, drummer Jeff Kelley, guitarist Andy Holmes, and organist/pianist Gianni Staiano came together to form a new recording project. The end result was Pocket. After building a studio from the ground up, the group joined up with bassist Patrick Marion and started recording. There was such a positive energy between members, and the recordings came out so well that it was decided to make Pocket a working group. In early 2003, their debut EP The Tone Conservancy was released. Consisting of fiery, innovative grooves inspired by a blend of 1960's soul jazz and contemporary rhythms and harmonies, the album has been extremely well received all over the San Diego area. Spurred on by this response, Pocket is currently playing clubs such as The Whistle Stop, Winston's, Blind Melons, Humphrey's Backstage Lounge, and The Copa. The next step, as seen by the band, is to get back into the studio to turn out a new album each year, and to hit the road so as many people as possible can be moved by their instrumental groove music.

Group Members Jeff Kelley; drums, Andy Holmes; guitar, percussion, Gianni Staiano ; organ, electric piano, talking drum, horn arrangement, Patrick Marion; upright bass

Location San Diego, Ca. - USA

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