On the Album:
Justin Hellman- Acoustic and Electric Bass
Eric Vogler- Guitar
Tyrel Willis- Drums
Roshywn Bullock- Saxophone
Live:
Justin Hellman- Acoustic and Electric Bass
Eric Vogler- Guitar
Jemal Ramirez- Drums
Dave Ellis- Sax
I also work with Michael Pinkham, Jon Arkin, Deszon Claiborne, Chris Gamper, Khalil Doak-Anthony, Dan Zemelman, Maya Kronfeld, Coto Pincheira, Christian Boyd, Kasey Knudsen, Joe Cohen, Evan Francis, Mitch Marcus, Howard Wiley, and more- who knows who you might see at the gig...
Influences
bass players: Dave Holland, John Patitucci, Charlie Haden, Christian McBride, Chris Wood, Eddie Gomez, Jaco Pastorius, Michael Manring, Victor Wooten, Marc Friedman, Mike Gordon
others: Monk, Coltrane, Mingus, Miles, Pat Metheny, Scofield, Brian Blade, Chick Corea
Sounds Like
Brian Blade Fellowship, Medeski Martin and Wood, the Hudson Project, Bill Frisell, John Scofield- i'm just guessing here
Please come to my Farewell Concert at Yoshi's on April 9th! Free CD with the $12 price of admission!
Shakin' It Like a Blue Funk Monkey is available for purchase for $13.99. For each additional CD you buy you'll receive a $5 refund:
Or Download it at Itunes: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=261996613
The sound of Justin Hellman’s ensemble has evolved over time. Bassist Justin Hellman and guitarist Eric Vogler have been creating, performing, and arranging together for several years, developing an approach that is exciting and fresh while rooted in the jazz tradition. With influences like Pat Metheny, Dave Holland, and Wayne Shorter, the group strives for a dynamic sound that carries a great deal of tension and release yet also possesses an element of lyricism.
Bandleader Justin Hellman is quickly making a name for himself in the Bay Area jazz scene as both a leader and a sideman. He has a bachelor’s degree in music from UC Berkeley and has studied privately with Michael Manring, Kai Eckhardt, and Stephen Tramontozzi. Over the years, he has played with Paul McCandless, Paul Hansen, Steve Coleman, Henry Threadgill, Dave Ellis, Henry Kaiser, Julian Lage, Will Bernard, and Taylor Eigsti.
His debut CD, Shakin’ It Like a Blue Funk Monkey, shows the many sides of Hellman as a composer. The tracks range stylistically from funky acid jazz to straight ahead to drum n bass, yet there is a consistency that helps define the group’s dynamic, interactive sound. The album features saxophonist Roshywn Bullock, drummer Tyrel Willis, and guitarist Eric Vogler, 3 stellar musicians who have played with the likes of Chick Corea, Roy Hargrove, Stevie Wonder, Ira Sullivan and Freddie Hubbard.
For Booking Information Contact: Justin Hellman 510-338-0015
justin@tentacle.net www.monkeymusicproductions.com
Thank you for your friendship and your support... I really appreciate it... I'm the happiest person when I see those wonderful comments regarding my songs, which I create with all my heart and passion... I wish you a lot of success and luck and I hope that everything will be fantastic in your life...
Hope you can make it to one of my shows!! Next one is April 3rd at the forestville club in forestville, Ca. The Rovetti Experience with The Sawdawgz!! Show starts at 9:00pm!!! So bring some friends and come on out!! It's going to be a blast!!!
Hey justin, Slicethepie. com has a competition where 1000 bands compete to win $30,000 to record and promote an album, and Sugar Shack just made the top 20. That means that we need as many votes as possible so that we can be the winners. Please go to
just sign up (for free) and vote for Sugar Shack in the "All Genres 7" Showcase. each email address gets 1 vote (got a few?). you can also make money scouting bands (we are passed the scouting stage), or you can buy backstage passes to help fund our album- this gets you a free copy of the cd when it comes out and access to a VIP fan page with all sorts of other bonuses
Hey Justin Hellman, Slicethepie. com has a competition where 1000 bands compete to win $30,000 to record and promote an album, and Sugar Shack just made the top 20. That means that we need as many votes as possible so that we can be the winners. Please go to
just sign up (for free) and vote for Sugar Shack in the "All Genres 7" Showcase. each email address gets 1 vote (got a few?). you can also make money scouting bands (we are passed the scouting stage), or you can buy backstage passes to help fund our album- this gets you a free copy of the cd when it comes out and access to a VIP fan page with all sorts of other bonuses
Hey, thanks for adding us as a friend! We've got a video-trailer of songs we're working on posted to our page and a show at The National Underground this Friday. Don't wait. Rock now. Rock always. -Julius C
Thanks for the consideration man, that's some killer bass work on the album. Hopefully you'll out towards Scranton, Pa sometime and I can catch you live...maybe sit in on a couple tunes :)
