USE ME musicians:
Amy Lee - saxophones & flute, Sonny Emory - drums, Ralph MacDonald - percussion, Jack Ashford - tambourine, Darrell Smith - keyboards, David Savage - piano, Peter Mayer - guitar, John Raymond - guitar, Cooper Tisdale - guitar, Ronnie Garrett - bass, Jim Mayer - bass, Doyle Grisham - pedal steel guitar, Geoff McBride - vocals, Alice Genereux - vocals, Nadirah Shakoor - background vocals.
Influences
Stevie Wonder, Pat Metheny, Bill Evans, Coltrane, Cannonball, Luther Vandross, Jan Garbarek, Martin Luther King, Jr., Earth Wind & Fire, Joni Mitchell, Michael Brecker, Frank Zappa, Thelonious Monk, Jeff Lorber, Chick Corea, McCoy Tiner, Joe Farrell, L. Shankar, Zakir Hussain, Freddie Hubbard, Stravinsky, Willem Breuker, Odean Pope, Oliver Lake, etc.
Sounds Like
Amy's writing and soloing is so extremely diverse, one song may sound like Stevie Wonder and another like Thelonious Monk. As a result there are a lot of artists "found" in her collection of music making. Her sound is like no other's and is as unique as Amy Lee herself. Her stylizing of songs, her writing and soloing might include influences by such artists as: Stevie Wonder, Grover Washington Jr., Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Thelonious Monk, Luther Vandross, George Benson, Bill Evans, Jaco, Odean Pope, Spyro Gyra, Oliver Lake, Art Porter, Earth Wind & Fire, Mindi Abair, Candy Dulfer, Kenny G.
Saxophonist Amy Lee recently finished a 15 year tour with artist Jimmy Buffett, playing to an average sold-out crowd of 20,000 per night. Amy was the horn section leader and horn arranger on albums as well as tours, and also a featured soloist. She has numerous major album credits and several songs on major record labels. Amy Lee’s two solo albums, INSIDE THE OUTSIDE and her latest, USE ME, have received many favorable revues. In fact Bill Withers himself told Amy that her version of his song "Use Me" was the first tune he downloaded to his MP3 player.
Amy Lee is a seasoned performer having gained valuable experience from her 15 years touring with a major artist and performing on many live network TV programs such as the Tonight Show, Late Night with David Letterman and the Today Show. She compliments any act she is performing with by her talent, magnetism and physique.
Amy Lee played with Jimmy Buffett, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Charles Neville, the Temptations, Ben E. King, Glenn Fry and Ringo Starr. She also played alongside President Bill Clinton for his first Inaugural Ball as well as for his 50th birthday party. Amy has recorded for Richard Smallwood, Luther Barnes, Ya’ll So Stupid, Jimmy Buffett and also for many indie artists as well as radio and TV commercials and is available for studio work, horn section arranging and/or touring.
Read reviews of her album USE ME on her MySpace blog, and visit her official website at AmyLeeSAX.com for more clips and information.
Por fin y tras una serie de problemillas técnicos saldrá a la venta el esperado 2º trabajo de BAJO KLERO,la fecha elegida es el viernes 4 de sptbre en esta conocida sala como es Ritmo y Compás y junto a los buenos amigos de FABER PUGNA,SICK BOYS y DUFF HOOLIGANS.
La entrada cuesta tan sólo 7 € con el cd de regalo!!!!!!!!!!!
El disco ha sido grabado en los estudios FaberSound de Vallekas (Madrid) por Ibán Ardatxo a los controles y será editado por Potencial Hardcore. Consta de 12 temazos entre los que destaca una potentísima versión del "Botas" de la peña de New York THE CASUALTIES!!!!!
Ha contado con las colaboraciones del propio Ibán,Dani (PETRA DE FENETRA,ANDANADA 7,SILICONE TRANSPIRATE y 13 BATS),Tito AGRESIÓN,Fray y Esku (KAOS URBANO y LA BANDA DEL DESTIERRO),Parra de LA MORRAYA,Marta 37 HOSTIAS,Vecino de ANDANADA 7 y Juanma IGNOTUS...Vamos que es un pedazo de disco!!!!!!
Estamos buscando fechas para presentarlo por todo el estado con lo que si quieres que estemos en tu ciudad no tienes más que darnos un toque.
Thanks for your friendship! Currently, we're playing locally here in the greater Houston area BUT if you or someone you know would like to book the band or our acoustic duo show we'll travel just about anywhere!! Drop me a line at mike@parrish-hundley.com!!!! Wishing you all the very best!!! - Mike
AMY LEE returns to perform with Jon Frattasio in Massachusetts this June, 2009... Wed., June 17th TBA Thur., June 18th @ the BARKING CRAB in Boston MA. - 7PM. Fri., June 19th @ PAPA RAZZI in Hanover MA. - 8:30PM. Sat., June 20th @ JOE'S AMERICAN BAR & GRILL in Hanover MA. - 9:30PM. Sun., June 21st @ the COURTYARD in Cataumet MA. (Cape Cod) - 9:30PM. for more info. got to: www.myspace.com/jonfrattasio
Hi Amy, I was thinking about our Vegas gig tonight while I was coming back from my gig in Boston. I'd love to go back and do that one again, what a blast that was! Hope you're are doing well... JF
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