Gerald Stephens - organ & rhodes, Logan Hanna - guitar,
Andrew Simons - bass, Jesse Williams - drums & percussion
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Purchase your copy of Groundspeak's debut record Local Language by clicking the slick-looking album cover below. Or purchase your downloadable Mp4 version of Local Language @ The iTunes Store
Groundspeak is a jazz fusion band that combines musical styles of all categories. Founded in Memphis in 2005, the band consists of Logan Hanna - guitar; Andrew Simons - bass and vocals; Gerald Stephens - keyboards; and Jesse Williams - drums, all of whom compose original material for the band. Their songs are as diverse as their influences.
Groundspeak is signed to Delta-Jam Records, which is releasing their debut album
Local Language. The album was produced by Sam Levine at Eclectic Studio in Nashville, Tennessee.
The band’s approach is improvisational - exploration of the unknown - pulling from styles such as jazz, blues, rock, reggae, funk, world, electronic, singer-songwriter, country, and avant garde.
Groundspeak is active on the Memphis live-music scene, having played with acts such as Colonel Bruce Hampton and the Codetalkers, Garaj Mahal.
History: Andrew Simons and Jesse Williams have played music together since 1998, when they were members of Head Czech, a Nashville rock band. Logan Hanna, Gerald Stephens and Andrew Simons met and began playing together at the University of Memphis Jazz Studies Program.
fellas!!! i wish i could be there at your cd release. just to hear the sweet melodic voice of one andrew simons.. and lets not forget that crazy logan hanna..
i feel like i should mail yall flowers or something.. CONGRATS.. remember when yall are famous?
hell yeah i have a great time with yall! so do yall post tour dates on your page? if not, i would be more than glad to spread the word about yall to my friends. if yall have any flyers or stuff like that i can help get them out, because yall are awesome and people need to know this ! haha well write me back
This is my brother's cover band. Carmen & I are go-go dancers. I pulled a muscle so come watch me fall down. It'll be worth more than the cost of admission.
We almost changed our name to Walnut Groove...thats crazy. We ended up going with Blue Sauce Groove instead. Good thing too, cause we might've had to give you guys tickets to the "gun show" KACHOW!!!!!!
haha Jesse! The Brooke-US Tour will be landing in Memphis sometime in the near future. Definitly by the summer time! You thinkin about any festivals yet? Hopefully we will see ya at a few!! And if we get lucky, we'll camp next to eachother again.
it's a harsh world? sheesh! mr. weasel is awesome and everything, but logan's dog has billing over me. harsh world indeed. *sniffle* oh well, at least i'm on there.
Amidst what would become the rubble of the Butler St. Bazaar, in a backroom, after a smokin Groundspeak set, damn Security guard almost ruined it all.......almost... but the innate perspicacity that IS Gerald Stephens saved the day once again. Damn Good times fellow Funkonauts!!
Something smells. Speaking of smells...outside your storage/warehouse space, it smells like stale old grilled cheese sandwich grease....cooked last week, you know? Yeh, that's cool. That's cool. That's your secret to your sound. Now I know...Gerald hipped me to that.
