Aaron Lack - vibes, drums, steelpan,
plus a cast of thousands!
Influences
Jazz: Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, John Scofield, Lionel Hampton, Cal Tjader, Chick Corea, Miles, Terry Gibbs, Grant Green, Horace Silver, Tony Williams, David Friedman, Kenny Garrett, Pat Metheny, Art Blakey, Eddie Palmieri, Soulive, many many more...
Motown/Soul: The Funk Brothers, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Junior Walker and the All Stars, The Beatles, many more...
Rock and Roll: Ray Charles, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Led Zepplin, The Rolling Stones, The Barenaked Ladies, Cream, Journey, Van Halen, Steely Dan, Danzig, many more...
Blues: Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughn,
HipHop: The Beastie Boys, Mos Def, Eryka Badu, NWA, Run DMC, Public Enemy
Funk: Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins, James Brown, George Clinton, Jabo Starks, Clyde Stubblefield, Tower of Power,
Cuban music: Ibrahim Ferrer, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Arturo Sandoval,
Calypso: Lord Kitchener, Mighty Sparrow, Ray Holman, "Professor" Filmore, Andy Narrell,
Reggae/Ska: Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, The Skatalites, The Slackers, The Stingers ATX,
Western Classical: Beethoven, Khatchaturian, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Bernstien, Takemitsu,
Novelists: Frank Herbert, Tolkien, Phillip K. Dick, Mary Stewart, William Gibson, Isaac Asimov, Terry Pratchett, R. A. Salvatore, James Clavell,
Films: Terry Gilliam, Akira Kurosawa, Jeunet and Caro, George Lucas, Kevin Smith, Hayao Miyazaki, Jackie Chan, Stanly Kubrick, John Woo, Katsuhiro Otomo, Fritz Lang, Lotte Reiniger, Peter Jackson,
This is kind of stock, but there's alot more on my official website.
Percussionist and drummer Aaron Lack has performed concerts throughout North America and Europe and has been living and performing in the Austin, Texas area since 2000. Before 2000 he was living in the Mid Michigan area and performing in Detroit, Lansing, Grand Rapids, and Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Lack has shared the concert stage with jazz greats such as Benny Green, Roy Haynes, Chuck Israels, Alex Acuna, David Friedman, David Samuels, Ndugu Chancelor, Terry Gibbs, Ken "Professor" Fillmore, and Andy Narrell as well as James Brown drumming legends Jabo Starks, and Clyde Stubblefield. Lack has performed on vibraphone, drums, steeldrum, congas and other percussion instruments with Robben Ford, John Primer, Joe Bonamassa, The Robert Hohner Percussion Ensemble, The Ernie Durawa Trio, The David Palmer Quartet, The Brannen Temple Quartet, John Fremgen, Donna High Tower, AIME, Earl "Pool" Ball, The Midland(MI) Symphony Orchestra, The Golden Arm Trio, Michael Shay, The Drew Smith Band, The Invincible Czars, and the Stingers ATX and many more. Lack's jazz festival appearances include the Montreaux/Detroit Jazz Festival, The Notre Dame Jazz Festival, The Grand Rapids Arts Festival, the Austin Jazz Festival, and the University of Texas Jazz Festival. Currently, Lack is performing in the Austin area with the Aaron Lack Trio, Asteroid, RokkaTone, The Aaron Lack Steel Trio, The Drew Smith Band, The Chris Vestre Quartet, Knee Deep, and many other projects encompassing a broad range of musical styles.
We are very excited about playing at such an awesome jazz club. We have some great sets lined up for you, so don't miss it. Friday and Saturday November 20th and 21st, 5:00-8:30p at Andy's Jazz Club in Chicago
Aaron Koppel -Guitar, Matt Nelson; (Lupe Fiasco, Matthew Santos) -Keyboard, Graham Czach; (Chicago Afrobeat Project) -bass, Robert Tucker (Matthew Santos) -drums
Saturday June 20th at The Outer Limits we are playing one night only and will be shooting 3 camera angles for our upcoming video for "Whole Lotta Waitress".
Not only do we need to make sure this bar is wall to wall packed for the good of the video, but also to show the owners that we can pack their club.
Click the link above for directions to the bar via google maps. The Outer Limits is located at:
ONE TIME in AUSTIN ONLY! Pay one extra dollar at the door, and get a copy of our new record, "Pose & Posture". You're invited! Come have a beer with us!
Friday, May 22nd! @ Flamingo Cantina on 6th St. in Austin. Doors @ 9pm
We're playin with Ryan Scroggins & The Trenchtown Texans and Informant (Dallas).
We're celebrating the release of our new album "Pose & Posture" Go here to see a review:
http://amusicfan.blogspot.com
"These guys have the chops to hang with the heavy hitters in US ska scene but also have a fresh and accessible enough sound to cross over to new listeners..."
or here:
www.phillyska.com (scroll down)
"It is something a little different, yet also familiar. In short time the album rose to become one of my favorite releases so far this year with a secure position on my playlist..."
or here: http://www.musicaloccupation.com/
"If there’s one album that stands out as different this year, it’s Channel One’s Pose & Posture..."
thanks!
Hi Aaron! Thanks for the add. It's an honor. You are a great musician. I'm moving to Austin in Oct. I'll try and catch you playing live in town sometime. Take care and God Bless, Mark "G" Miller
Hillary, man that's weak. We Georgians are backin' Barack.
but seriously...we've decided to give away free downloads of our first little album. I'd love for you to have a listen and give me some professional ideas/feedback. I'd really appreciate it mang.
