Lifeforce Band:
the Core members: JOSEPH ROBERTS-MD~bass DAVE AUSTIN ~ guitar JUSTIN PICKETT ~ drums JASON THOMPSON ~ keys Me Philly ~ percussion and do all the paper work.
For one off bigger shows additional members have included: Drums ANDY GANGADEEN ROBERT FORDJOUR
Horn Section: JASON YARDE ~ sax JOE BENTLEY ~ trombone MARK CROWN ~ trumpet GLENN WILLIAMS ~ sax ADRIANO ROSSETTI-BONELL ~ sax/flute/keys
Backing vocals:2004/2005 SHARLENE HECTOR VULA (Bassment Jaxx) LaDONNA JOHN GIBBONS 2006: DELROY IVANHOE DIANE CHARLEMANGE SAM WHITE.
Influences
Mum 'n' Dad (very good dancer my dad), Clifford Jarvis - my friend and teacher RIP Sun Ra Maze Earth Wind & Fire Bob Marley & The Wailers Studio One Jamaica Cuba Brasil Africa Yellow Man Roots Radics Sly & Robbie Aswad Weather Report Herbie Hancock Alex Acuna Miles Davis, Anita Baker, Parliament/Funkadelic, James Brown, Marcus Miller James Brown Irakere, Roy Ayers Chick Corea Step's Ahead ToTo Deep Purple Led Zepplin Slave Cameo J.S.Bach Chaka Khan & Rufus Yellow Jackets Quincy Jones Brenda Russell Al Jarreau Barry White Tommy McCook Don Blackman, Hubert & Ronnie Laws, Freddie Hubbard, Norman connors (Great producer) Bluey-Incognito Giovanni Hidalgo, Steve Gadd, Dennis Chambers, Tony Williams Joe Sample, The Crusaders Jaco Pastorius, George Duke, Atlantc Starr, Marvin Gaye Joe henderson, Horace Silver, Art Blakey, Isaac Hayes, Isley Brothers Mike Stern, Bobby Lyle, Anita baker, Prince Max Roach, Ripple, Aurra, Gary bartz, Dave Matthews Band. and so so many more. Get premade layouts from Myspace Layouts +
Sounds Like
Sunshine: The tek it eazy of Reggae, nuff soul and lots of love
See the influences box, that wil help.
The Lifeforce Band as part of The BPA Concert "Celebration of Life" October 2007, @ The Royal Festival Hall Omar Nate James Paulette Tajah United Praise Youth Choir Zena Edwards October 2006 The Barbican Concert Hall
Janet Kay, Carroll Thompson, John McClean, Aisha, Kofi Gospel: London Community Gospel Choir, United praise Choir, Siani RnB & Good ole soul: Ola Onabule, Caron Wheeler, Don-e, Ny feat Purple, World Music: Aref Durvesh (Tabla Wizzard) and many more.
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Went out with a bang ennit !!! Rest up now dear,plenty for you to do and you need your strength,take some multi-vits and be ready to .....rollerskate one day when my knees stop playing up!
Yessi. Don't sleep! The goodness returns... Friday March 14, Ear Dis (live) ('hey girl! look over yer sh...!) , The Fanatix, Bugz in the Attic, Simbad, ate set era!!! Tickets £8 from http://shop. coopr8. net or £10 on the night.
Thankyou for keeping me with it tonight dear,I've had a difficult week and then a strange but good day. See you friday unless the MotherShip swings by thursday night!
quite liked your trainers...nice bit of product placement going on there O fashionable one!
Lots of pretty sheep ? Steady on Old Chap,it's a family show after all,what-what ?? Sorry,you know my sense of hummous likes to crawl along the sea bed from time to time! And yeah,thanks for that-we had a fine discussion,she made my day!
Carry on breathing in and out dear,maybe bottle some of that nice fresh stuff for smoggy london ENNIT MATE!!!!
Yeah Man!! We well-an-well set the world to rights this morning. Thought about you and the 9 flights and got off a bus-stop earlier today. ...Hmmm I'm thinking...Lifeforce exercise-FUNKercise dvd. You know I'm onto some thing!!!
And as you promised Dr Harper,the laughs were truly delivered,so funny man-I'm still shaking my head and laughing. -And we managed to get in a gently serious chat at the top of the evening re balancing acts which was real food for thought...Very good dear,very good.
FRIDAY AT THE VORTEX WILL BE A BLAST- TELL DA PEOPLE DEM,MI SAY DEY MUS GETOP ARF DEM BACKSIDE AN COM!! wouldn't you say so old chap what-what ? Yes,splendid.
Hiya Phil, I could say it was great to work with the Big Band on Sunday but you know I've only come here to gloat (as I rarely get the chance but once every 8 years). So what was the score at the end last night cos I lost count??.....
