john foster, guitar;
jonas mueller, piano/cornet;
alexander smith, bass;
glen iwaoka, drums;
sam daffner, percussion;
kymberly jackson, flute.
many thanks to them.
Influences
stevie wonder, ella fitzgerald, jimi hendrix, prince, chrissie hynde, exene cervenka, aretha franklin, the replacements, poly styrene, bad brains, eric dolphy, blossom dearie, velvet underground, XTC, earth, wind & fire, pauline oliveros, betty carter, david bowie, bob marley and the wailers, caetano veloso, celia cruz, parliament funkadelic, billie holiday, violent femmes, cassandra wilson, joni mitchell, billy strayhorn, charles mingus, prince, holland-dozier-holland, abbey lincoln, the english neat, the clash, U2, turin brakes, the temptations, mozart, the beatles, the art ensemble of chicago, al green, the staple singers, jackie wilson, sam cooke and the soul stirrers, stuff smith, fats waller, cecil taylor, john coltrane, sun ra, baden powell, tom petty and the heartbreakers, patti smith, the jam, shirley caesar, ac/dc, cheap trick, goat cheese, ray charles, selector, patti labelle, vince garaldi, the ohio players, chaka khan, the brothers johnson, tony orlando and dawn, the jackson five, seared ahi tuna, 'schoolhouse rock', 'westside story', the psychedelic furs, echo and the bunnymen....
raised with jazz, motown and blues, alison cecile johns chereishes her roots, and it shows in her voice. but those musical influences include the clash, the pretenders, the beatles and seminal punk band X as well as ella fitzgerald and dinah washington. "what makes a singer great is honesty, the resonance between their outer voice and your inner one," she says. "while you have to do the work to develop your own voice and be a good vocalist, the thing that takes you, as a performer, that one step higher is all in the spirit and the heart."
coming from a musical family, alison began playing flute and saxophone in grade school, singing and performing in choir in high school, and moved to san francisco to be a street performer. she first played professioanlly with the "tokyo hot club band", a django reinhart-style ensemble where she learned the jazz standards that remain near to her heart. she has played with groups ranging from gospel to punk, in a six-woman vocal jazz ensemble and with techno originator neil ollivierra of detroit escalator company.
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heyyy you know Mothers Day is coming up right! You should come and get a free $500 Gas Gift Card since gas is so expensive these days! I just got mine in the mail the other day, it was relatively fast.. no catch -- except one per person! Just call:- 202-202-8045 - and claim your card now.. its FREE!!
heyyy you know Mothers Day is coming up right! You should come and get a free $500 Gas Gift Card since gas is so expensive these days! I just got mine in the mail the other day, it was relatively fast.. no catch -- except one per person! Just call:- 202-202-8045 - and claim your card now.. its FREE!!
hi sista friend.. been missing u on tribe.. girl i had a lot going on lately.. things are finally slowing down so i thought i would drop by and build a little.. pray all is well.. i so love the music girl.. come thru when u get a moment..
