JAMARL KNAPP,FRANK ZAPPA,
BOB MARLEY,CHICK COREA,
JOHN McGLAUGHLIN,BOB KNAPP,
WEATHER REPORT,BILLY COBHAM,
JONI MITCHEL,THE WHO,JIMI HENDRIX,
STING,DAN PHEONIX,STU WILLIAMS,
ED NEWTON,MARTIN GREENLEE,
JAY MARCUS,STEEL PULSE,OMAR HAKIM,
VINNIE COLIUTA,DAVE WHECKL,
LENNY WHITE,RETERN 2 4EVER,
MAFF DAVIDS,MILES DAVIS,
JOE ZIWANUIL,MANU KATCHE,
KIETH CARLOCK,WAYNE KRANTZ,
MICHAEL JACKSON,JAMES BROWN,
JACO PASTORIUS,GALLIANO,
DAVE MATTHEWS,ANI DEFRANCO,
JAMES TAYLOR QUARTET,
ALPHA YA YA DIABLO,YOSSOUR NDOUR,
THE POLICE,STUART COPELAND,
GARY MITCHEL,STRAVINSKY,AFRICA,
SANTANA,MY MUM OF COURSE...........
FRAZKNAPP PROFILE : 2008
Growing up through the 70s/80s in London, with a music mad father gave me an early passion for free music! Experimental music was always around and allowed me to discover alternative methods and theories on how to project various styles of music. Because my dad was a guitarist, I used to hang out with him at gigs and festivals from an early age, which soon led to an appetite for the loudest instrument on stage - the drums! So I've been playing ever since I was first able to ask Santa for my first drum kit!
I started listening to The Police and air-drumming to Copelands rhythms which soon led to an interest in all of Sting's drummers - most of them from the jazz world (Omar Hakim / Vinnie Coliuta/Manu Katche). After following these musicians I soon found such bands as Weather Report, Frank Zappa, Chick Corea and John McLaughlin (Mahavishnu),mixinging my ears with some Bob Marley and Jimi Hendrix in between. I started playing properly at about 13 years old and toured around France with a jazz trio called WildBlue witch was my father's project.
Moving down to the South West of England in my early youth sparked a lot of creativity that I still actively tap into to this day. I have been inspired by lots of geniuses on my travels, many of them from the hills of Devon!
Around the age of 18 my music took me back to London where I regularly worked the live music circuit, also slaving myself to the record industry for a few years where I ironically found an interest in writing music. Deciding that the countryside seemed a more inspirational place to write, I became involved with a few local projects in Devon, gigging myself to death around the coasts - but enjoyed every minute! I've worked around Europe and the States in a wide range of projects from performance to music and have done my time with the Brittany fleet, P&O ships on the trusty old Europe crossings for a year or so, then moved up to the glamorous world of Haven holiday camps - 6 nights a week, all for the sake of getting some bucks (darn good practice though).
Been playing up and down the country ever since in a diverse tapestry of bands, ranging from Rock-Reggae-Funk-Acidjazz-Jazz Fusion - original and covers. I have also been working on projects in Germany and America currently experimenting with a Collaborative Creative Production idea, to be able to network artists to artists. More info at the maliart link.
I've met some top musos through my life so far, who taught me to open my ears on how I approach my playing on the drums. "Improvisational Internal Combustion" Thay said, Means: "To play what the hell you like, when you like, however you like, until you cant play any more". Seems to suit me down to the ground.
Fraz Knapp
Wuz up Fraz, Just dropping a line to say hola..hope all is well for you..give me a shout when you can and let me know what's new with you..thanks...take care...tu amiga, SabrinaG..Paz2u
We're trying to decide which first single to release on Lastfm and your opinion is very important.
In the end we're going to count the votes and see which of our five songs is the most popular.
That song is going to be the first ever release from Bitewing, available for download purchase through Lastfm so is very important for us to choose the right song, the song that all of our fans voted for.
Simply vote by leaving a comment on the song you liked the most.
The Past causes events to happen which in turn shapes The Future into a predetermined form which we know only as an existential moment in time which we call The Present - that is Today .....so enjoy it !
My remix of Bob Marley's classic song 'Exodus' has been re-mastered and is now available for you to download at my MySpace site.
I am trying to win the rising stars competition to play on the main stage at Sunrise Celebration 2008 please take a moment of your time to vote for me by clicking on the banner below....
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hello matey! great to see your cheeky face beaming from the crowd! thanks for popping in, glad you could make it for a few, it was a great night! - will start recording early this summer - will keep you posted n let you know bout future gigs, take care mate, Fillmore posse!
Hey Fraz, Hope you guys had a great Christmas...Amazing its already been a year...Happy New year....My best wishes to you...take care...later...SabrinaG...Paz2u
Hi FRAZKNAPP, we hope you will have a great christmas season - thank you for being a friend of the Jazz Pistols. We really appreciate your support.
Good luck for the things you do and have a great week. Best regards - Christoph
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Thanx Bro - Saw mum over the weekend, she's lookin' really well. I'll be around, away from work, as of the 14th for about 9 days - I'll pop over 'an see u guys...
Hey Bro! Long time no hear! How's things? Not up in Bath? If u wanna buy sum of my a/w, contact direct through the message board, an' exchange details that way. Hope ur cool dude, luv 2 mum... miss u guys! Peace!
