Bands/Artists: Wayne Krantz, The Bad Plus, Dave Holland, Little Feat, The Band, Steely Dan, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Mahavishnu Orchestra, The Meters, Joanna Newsom, Dave Brubeck, Jaco Pastorius, Ed Motta, Django Bates, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Earl Greyhound, Funkadelic, Parliament, James Brown, Hella, Squarepusher, Jeff Beck, Blood Sweat & Tears, Jeff Buckley, Bootsy Collins, Charles Mingus, Dr John, Big Bang, Tower of Power, Joni Mitchell, Joe Locke, The Police, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Fela Kuti, Cannonball Adderly Quintet, Larry Graham, Aretha Franklin, Fiona Apple, The Staple Singers, Frank Zappa, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Oz Noy, Dave Binney, Average White Band, Barky.
Drummers: Keith Carlock, Brian Blade, Levon Helm, Harvey Mason, Ritchie Hayward, John Bonham, Clyde Stubblefield, Billy Cobham, Billy Kilson, Bill Bruford, Dennis Chambers, John "Jabo" Starks, Zigaboo, David Garibaldi, Mitch Mitchell, Gary Novak, Jack DeJonette, Jim Black, Art Blakey, Joe Morello, Chris Dagley, Max Roach, Tony Allen, Tony Williams, Ian Paice, Steve Gadd, Nate Smith, Ginger Baker, Buddy Rich, Stewart Copeland, Dan Weiss, Olaf Olsen.
Sounds Like
A nice review by Tony Benjamin (bless his multi-coloured cotton socks)
"Leading from the drum stool, the versatile Matt Jones has shown his rhythm credentials in any number of top local jazz and dance bands - Smith & Willox and Helele being just the tip of his personal iceberg. He's the kind of sticksman whose precision and imagination lifts good music up into great grooves..."
What other people think I sound like (genuine quotes):
"This man play like he got twenty hands"
"Dude, that was sick"
"Do you think you could play this one with hot-rods?"
"I've never heard anyone play drums badly as well as you"
"You're a drum terrorist"
What I'd sound like if I played keyboards and lived in 1985:
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Oz Noy, Will Lee and the mighty Keith Carlock:
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Larry Graham:
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Drumming film:
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Brian Blade tearing it up:
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How I learned my trade:
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Crazy ninja circus drumming (I can do this but they won't let me show anyone 'cos I don't have the costume):
Until March 2006 I had a burgeoning career as a drummer... then I discovered MySpace and have since abandoned music in favour of sitting in front of my computer publishing my holiday snaps and making "friends".
Past Credits: The Nuge, Richard Pollott, Se Fire, Pedalmania, Emily Breeze & the Dobermen, Massive Attack, Portchester Community Steel Band, Geoffrey Oryema, Ska Daddy, Aviv Geffen, Mornington Lockett, Explosive Nzakomba, Lynden David Hall, Tommy Scott, Alan Barnes, Katharina Heinrich.
TONIGHT!
Sunrise festival magic hits the city of Bristol with Sunrise in the City party at Trinity Center, old market
Plus Late breaking news!!
special guests upstairs
Bristol Vibes Inner Peace
..BVIP (Bristol Vibes Inner Peace) will be joining us, taking over the upstairs of Trinity Church with local Bristol delights including Moussa the Kora player - African chordaphone (or harp)
Sam Laurence - The Justin Timberlake of shamanism, and a one man party
Sarah Joy - Singer-songwriter with an awesome voice and presence to match
Jack Jennings - Ninja nimble-fingers, guitarist for Ashowka and Perhaps Contraption
Jamileh Lee - Heartbreaking voice, recently worked with Martina Topley Bird and Chemical Dub Theory
Radic - Reggae bassist and percussionist
Craig 'Body English' aka Mr Manifest - Poet, compere, MC and reggae vocalist
Kev the Poet - the Hip-Hop Bard and dubstealth poet
Hosted by the Synchromystickz
Decor by Body English, Operation: Bless Everyt'ing in full effect...
See www. sunrisecelebration. com
Love
The Sunrise crew x
Sunrise Celebration 09 Festival Launch party in Bristol
All invited!
Free entry to all Sunrise 09 ticket holders!
See www. sunrisecelebration. com for more details
Love Love Love
The Sunrise crew x
you in glastonbury this year?fancy playing down the jazz lounge with dan moore and kev figes etc? just a informal jazzy freakout, be great to play with you again if your up for it.
Hi there, just spreading the word about our album launch at Trinity on the 24th. You can hear two tracks from 'Baba Yaga's Ball' at our mySpace page too.
ello ello mon cher! what a luvverly surprise...ears are twitching to hear the funsize stuff---tis fantastic man! are you gigging that filth at the moment? remember if you ever need a place to crash in the stink just let me know. we have finally gootta new lead guitarist and should be back on the gigggg in a month or so, new material, and album nearing completion, hurrah! big love my landscape gardener. x
We've been recording some new tracks with our recent member Matt on piano/vocals, if you have a moment please listen to one of our new tracks at http://www.roadtov.com/profile/15499
hi how ya doin? i have just uploaded four new tracks to my site and my debut album 'my wife and i' is now available on itunes through 'white label music'. hope you enjoy and thanks for your time.
take it easy,
cheers will..................
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