Dean Windemuller, vocals and guitar; Chris Bardolph, bass; Will Harris, drums.
Influences
Kelly Joe Phelps, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Branford Marsalis, my wife Cicely, Bruce Cockburn, Miles Davis, my nephews Jack, Sammy and Job, Martin Sexton, Christianity.
Sounds Like
Melodic contemporary folk music infused with jazz rhythms and harmony.
Dean Windemuller is a singer/songwriter and fingerstyle guitarist who was born and raised in West Michigan. His diverse musical studies include time spent in Chicago, New York City, and India. His vision is to incorporate his experience with jazz, Irish traditional, Western classical and Indian classical music within the singer/songwriter framework that he grew up with.
Noteworthy guitarists that Dean has studied with include John Abercrombie (jazz), Bobby Broom (jazz), Dennis Cahill (Irish traditional), and Denis Azabagic (classical).
In the fall of 2006 Dean formed Open Land (with Dave Hay on upright bass and Will Harris on drums) and joined a tango group called Tango Folias (grtango.org) which performs for tango social dances. Both groups are currently performing throughout the Midwest.
Dean writes thoughtful and well-crafted tunes and some of his favorite musicians are Kelly Joe Phelps, Paul Simon, Bruce Cockburn, and Branford Marsalis.
Dean Windemuller and Open Land's Friend Space (Top 4)
Thanks for the add!!! WOW - what a sound. Y'all have got some great stuff!
Hope you dig our music - we had a great time makin' it! We're almost at the end of our "acoustic week" where we've uploaded our acoustic-based music from our catalog - check out "It Was You" or "Come With Me" - I think you'd enjoy them!
Feel free to download and share our music with your friends. Want more? Check out our sister site with over 24 downloadable songs at:
Thanks for coming on the Nonchalant Cafe on 89.1 WIDR FM, Kalamazoo. If fans are interested, a portion of the interview with Dean is on the Nonchalant Cafe myspace profile. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN
