Shad: Alto and Bari Sax
Blake: Trumpet
Steev: Vibes/Percussion
Markus: Guitar/Vocals
Joel: Bass/Tubaman
Carson: Drums/Percussion
Influences
Milt Jackson, John Coltrane, Roy Ayers, Gary Burton, Miles Davis, Lionel Hampton, The Beatles, Wes Montgomery, Maynard Ferguson, Kenny Garrett, Roy Hargrove, Eric Clapton, The Temptations, B.B. King, James Brown, Lee Morgan, Cake, Kool and the Gang, Elmer Fudd, Tower of Power, Earth Wind and Fire, Citizen Cope, DMB, Arturo Sandoval, Tenacious D, Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Bob Marley, Chicago, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sonny Rollins, Wynton Marsalis, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Maceo Parker, Quincy Jones.
All of the people in this band have been playing together for years, though never in this organized of a setting. We finally got it together this summer and made ourselves into a band.
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