Instrumentation:
Richard Sheppard: Solo Guitar
Ryan Flaherty: Rhythm Guitar
Xar Adelberg: Upright Bass
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Richard (Shepp) Sheppard: Solo Guitar/Vocals.
Shepp comes from southern New Jersey. He attended the Berklee School of Music, studied guitar and composition with Pat Martino in Philadelphia, and studied guitar with Attilla Zoller in Southern Vermont. He has taught guitar, composition, and music theory as a faculty member of Bennington College (Bennington, Vermont) and Pittsfield Community Music School (Pittsfield, Massachusetts). He has performed and done shows with many different artists. Among these are John Jorgenson, Ritary Ensemble, Rick Danko, Taj Mahal, Hot Tuna, and Vassar Clements, to name just a few.
Ryan Flaherty: Rhythm Guitar/Vocals.
Ryan hails from Rock Island, IL. A seasoned performer, both songwriter and vocalist. Ryan is an Irish boy with a bit of Bohemian blood and a hot musical temper, laying down the rhythmic groove that is so often heard in the music of Ameranouche. Here's what Bob McKillop, the editor of MaineFolkMusic.com, had to say about Ryan: Flaherty is a rhythm machine! But he is a machine with a soul that is filled with romance and high spirits. I watched his supple wrist drive his right hand into a blur, as he strummed the complex backing guitar part, and changed tempo mid-bar, and he did it as easily as if he were merely breathing." Ryan has played all over the United States and Europe with Ameranouche and as a solo artist.
Xar Adelberg: Upright Bass/Vocals.
Hailing from Maine, Xar joined Ameranouche!!! in January of 2007. She has studied bass with Scott Lee and John Hebert and participated in masterclasses with the likes of Reid Anderson and Frank Carlberg. She is always ready to diversify her listening; one of her favorite ways to do this is by reading Do The Math, the blog of Ethan Iverson.
Xar has performed in the US and Europe.
Influences
Django Reinhardt, Tchan Tchou Vidal, Wes Montgomery, George Benson, Buddy Rich, Pat Martino, Miles Davis, Chet Atkins, Tony Rice, Bireli Lagrene, Rosenberg Trio, Jerry Garcia, Robin Nolan, Jeff Beck, Allan Holdsworth, John Coltrane, Paco De Lucia, Tal Farlow, Muddy Waters, Joseph Campbell, Hono Winterstien, John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Billy Holiday, Stevie Wonder, Louis Armstrong, Tom Waits, JS Bach, etc...
Sounds Like
Hot Gypsy Jazz, Sinti, bop, acoustic, french guitar, 1940's France, Latin rhythms, flamenco, bossa, bolero, samba, grass, acoustic, funky get down
The award winning Ameranouche trio features the melodic virtuosity of guitarist Richard Sheppard, the vehement rhythm chops of guitarist Ryan Flaherty and the dulcet low end of upright bassist Xar Adelberg.
Together, this rip-roaring ensemble is a super force of hot acoustic jazz, sometimes referred to as hot swing or Gypsy jazz. The contrast of other influences like American Soul music, Flamenco and Bop are what give the fast fingered trio such a recognizable sound. All played on acoustic instruments, the music is rhythmic, vigorous and strangely elegant. It’s hard to believe only three people are creating such a big sound.
"The most important element of this music is the happiness, joy, and feeling of connectivity" - Lowell Sun; MA
Brilliant news about the new cd and Charisma artists agency ,wishing you all loads of happiness good music and cd sales. Being in Holland I can't see you live but the cd will definately be bought !
hello dear friends over-sea, with your great music ! how are you ? any plans to come to this side of the world ? should be THAT great...! love and admiration from holland
Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind,flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything. ~Plato
Ameranouche, Thank you. You truly honor me with the gift of Friendship and Music...
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