Justin Stewart, vocals and keyboards / Harmony (her actual name, an amazing singer) vocals / Stu Ottolini, brass and percussion / Chad Evans, alto sax / Mark Crowell, guitar and vocals / Jamie Brauner, drums and vocals / Larry Kornfeld, bass
Influences
Jaco Pastorius, Stanley Clarke, Jeff Berlin, Ray Brown, Scott LaFaro, Ron Carter, Oscar Pettiford, Rufus Reid, Brian Bromberg, Gary Willis, Verdine White, Frank Zappa, Chuck Rainey, Joe Osborn, James Jamerson, Rocco Prestia, Paul Chambers, Flea, Les Claypool, Phil Lesh, Carol Kaye, Bob Babbitt, David Hood, Jerry Jemmott, Miroslav Vitous, Eberhard Weber, Alphonso Johnson, Gary Karr, Marcus Miller, Percy Jones, Chris Squire, Paul McCartney, Mel Schacher, Bootsy Collins, Jack Bruce, Felix Pappalardi, John Entwistle...
Sounds Like
Every song that we play is done with utmost respect for the artist who originally recorded it. We will not play any song that we do not feel good playing. We do not change the key of any song. We are well known for how much like the original we sound when we perform live.
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I love the sound of bass. It is a force of nature, like thunder. I control the flow of a song when I play. I interact with the harmonic structure of music from the fundamental all the way up the spectrum. I influence lives in a very direct and primal way when I play the bass without people even realizing it. I am traditional as a bass player. I understand my function and I love playing the role. I can play the same three note ostinato a hundred times in a song and it is never boring to me. I feel no need to step out. At one point in my career I aspired to and succeeded to attain a level of virtuosity on the bass. Now, as an older and wiser musician, I no longer feel the need. I believe that too many players play far too many notes because they are bored! I have chops and can play a lot of notes as well, but, it is often antithetical to the role of the bass. As impressive as Vic Wooten is, I find myself listening less to him, and more to the cats, such as Chuck Rainey, or David Hood, or James Jamerson, or Jaco, or any number of more bass oriented bassists. Regarding chops, I have a motto - "just because you can, doesn't mean you should".
Just letting you know I have uploaded some tracks from my debut album "Ambivalence" now avaliable from my website and selected music stores worldwide. (list coming soon)
So if you get a chance swing by to check them out.
You can also check out my now live official Todd Robinson website where you can pre-order the "Ambivalence" album, check tour dates,watch videos, learn my songs with full tab, check out my bio and gear and much much more
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