Urbane and soulful, the Guy Tyler Band brings together the sophistication of modern jazz with the down and dirty street appeal of funk and hip hop: Funk to be Thunk about, Jazz for your Azz.
The band members come together from the corners of the musical earth with wide experience and prodigious talent to make a singular and ecstatic sound, a combination of compelling songwriting and rapping with mind blowing solos and an irresistible propulsion of rhythm. You will want to dance and listen and read the lyrics. This is New Funk.
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Guy Tyler composer/vox/keys
Frontman Guy Tyler has been singing and performing jazz and soul music from the age of 4, guided and influenced by his family. His parents, Bob and Fran Tyler comprised the Storm Trio, a cocktail jazz group in the 50's that performed and recorded out of Boston, MA. and had the last live music radio show in that city. His uncles Tom and Jimmy Tyler, had been with many famous jazz groups, such as the Eliot Lawrence band, Lionel Hampton, and Count Basie, and he grew up hearing the stories and music of the swing and bebop eras. His first cousin, Steve Johns, is a prominent jazz drummer in NYC, having played with the likes of Mike Stern, Gil Evans orchestra, Stanley Turrentine, and Billy Taylor. As a child of the seventies, Guy was completely informed by soul, funk, disco, and r&b music, largely through his sisters record collections, and at an early age was transcribing and performing that music, as well as learning theory and jazz. As an early teen, he devoted his studies to classical music, and at the age of 16, performed a solo concerto with the Boston Symphony, later winning scholarships and fellowships to Boston University and Tanglewood Music Center. In NYC, Guy performed, composed, recorded and improvised with diverse groups from Lincoln Center to the Knitting Factory to CBGB, touring the world and recording with orchestras and in small groups on labels such as RCA, Music Masters, New World, and John Zorn's Tzadik label. He brings together his knowledge of jazz, his skill and experience as a composer and improviser, and his vocal talent to bring his musical vision to life.
Wade Weekly, Bassist.......A Portland, Oregon native, Wade has been playing bass since he was 15 years of age. He has played for various choirs, bands, and groups over the years in Oregon and Washington, which has seasoned him to become the musician that he is today. His first highlight was to play for the award winning gospel artist Tramaine Hawkins at the age of 18. He lends his distinctive style to Jazz, Gospel, R & B, Rock, Hip-Hop, Neo-Soul and Blues.
His participation in a local jazz band in the mid 90’s fueled his passion to return to taking music more seriously. He currently performs with custom made basses by local bass builder David Minnieweather.
His local influences are Randy Starr, Danny Wilson, Steve Mays and Nate Phillips. His national influences are Bootsy Collins, Louis Johnson, Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorius and Victor Wooten (Vic and I share the same birthday - Sept 11). Note: Master upright bass player Ben Wolfe and Wade went to the same high school together and was in the same graduating class.
Review: "Wade Weekly might seem a familiar face from his tenure playing bass in Kirk Green's backing band. But with an unmistakable style, Weekly has continually proved himself to be much more than just a sideman. (Richard Shirk)"
~ Willamette Week’s guild to MusicFestNW.
Our Drummer, Giles Buser-Molatore is also an extremely versatile talent, as a percussionist, vocalist, and composer. He has studied at PSU and Berklee in all three disciplines, working with musicians like Roger Allen, Jeff Cumpston, and Ivan Moody. He has toured in Europe and in southeast Asia, participating in the Laulupidu festival in Estonia. He is a proponent of many drumming styles, and as well as jazz and funk, has performed with Pacific NW bands The Young Republicans and Mantra, headlining at venues like the Roseland in PDX. Check out http://weekly.twmgrafix.com/
Guitarist Chris Mosley was born in Austin, Tx. where he began playing guitar at age 11 in the style of Texas blues. As a teenager, he began seriously studying jazz and attended Berklee college of music where he studied with Mick Goodrick and was awarded the Louis Bellson Award. He is now residing in Portland, where he is a part of many different musical projects, playing fretted, fretless, and microtonal guitars, including the incredible Chris Mosley Trio with Drew Shoals and Damian Erskine.
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