Guy Schwartz' primary musical collaborator (songwriting, production, and as musicians) is Roger Tausz. Guy Schwartz' primary film making collaborator is MArlo Blue.
Core members of the New Jack Hippies band include...
Guy Schwartz.guitar songs.vocals Roger Tausz.bass.songs Leesa Squyres.drums Chaz Nadege.keys John Chupin.drums Patrick Brink.trumpet Alisha Ansley.saxes Jerald Gray.sax emeritus (RIP) Carlos Johnson.percussion
This year, Guy is home in Texas performing with the band thru the spring, then touring as a solo, while finishing a rock album with the trio, a funk band with Roger and friends, and a blues album with the big band. Check out the new song 'Myspace Page' at BluesGuy's Page!
Guy and MArlo are working on episodes of the 'Hippies.TV' series, as well as two concert films ('Billy Joe Shaver in Concert' & 'SOUTH BY DUE EAST 2007'.
Influences I've worked with: Roger Tausz, Billy Block, Gurf Morlix, Lightin' Hopkins, Blaze Foley, Bill Clinton, Billy Joe Shaver, John Lee Hooker, Opie Hendrix, Grateful Dead, fever tree, Kinky Friedman, Duran Duran, Huey Meaux, Little Anthony, Bobby Darin, Jerry Jeff Walker, MArlo Blue, Don Kirschner, Mickey Dolenz, Muddy Waters, Gary Smith, Ray Rogers, Johnny Day, Jim Raycraft, Teri Greene, Michael Knust, Jerry Lightfoot, Carolyn Wonderland, Jerald Gray, Lionel Hampton, Arnett Cobb, Paul Boesch, Andre The Giant, Kool B, Gloria Edwards, Milton Hopkins, B.W. Stevenson, Jimmy Reed, Roy Head, Sonny James, Trudy Lynn
Influences I've met: Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, The Beatles (3 of 4), Jimi Hendrix, Leon Russell, Frank Zappa, B.B. King, The Treeks, Freddie King, Rolling Stones, Ray Charles, Doug Sahm, Dave Mathews, Emmy Lou Harris, The Allman Bros., Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Louis Armstrong, Neal Ford & The Fanatics, Janis Joplin, The Pretenders, James Brown, Bob Marley, The Band, Bruce Springsteen, The Who, Nina Simone, The Road Mangler
Influences I've admired: John F Kennedy, Elvis Presley, Paul MacCartney, Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams, Robert Johnson, Bob Wills, Buddy Holly, Bobby Rydell, Dinah Washington, Howlin' Wolf, Steely Dan, Merle Haggard, Son House, Gram Parsons, George Jones, Brian Wilson, Elvis Costello, Otis Redding, Neil Diamond, Peter Tosh, Carole King, Tom Petty,
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Guy Schwartz & The New Jack Hippies - Chameleons of American Music!
If you missed us the other week on the radio, I've put the New Jack Hippies Friday late-night radio performances on the web right here!
Songwriter - De muziek van Guy Schwartz werd opgenomen door Gloria Edwards, The Calvin Owens Blues Orkestra, Z-Rocks, Kinky Friedman, Anthony Moore, Father's Cheif, Heath Spencer Philip, Little Joe Washington, Relayer, Opie Hendrix, Hamilton Loomis, and The New Jack Hippies.
Bandleader - Nashville's Billy Block noemde de band BluesGuy Schwartz & The New Jack Hippies "De meest toonaangevende bluesrock hippie jam band van Texas". New Times Papers zei: "...je kan de Hippies als een goed geoefende jam band bestempelen." Guy Schwartz' bands hebben opgetreden met Duran Duran, Willie nelson, U2, David Lindley, ZZTop, Todd Rundgren, Eric Johnson, Carolyn Wonderland, Huey Lewis & the News, en vele anderen...
Muzikant - "Guy Schwartz heeft de plaatselijke muziekscne in Houston op onovertroffen wijze benvloed en gesteund." -Mark Landrum, HoustonBands.net Guy Schwartz was muzikaal directeur van 'Poetry In Reverse', The Wandering Poets, 'Joe's Roadhouse Live' en ABC Radio. Guy trad op met bands zoals de Lightning Hopkins, Blaze Foley, Milton Hopkins, B.W. Stevenson, Gloria Edwards, Jimmy Reed, Roy Head, Sonny James, Trudy Lynn, Fever Tree en anderen.
Film Maker - "Schwartz' werk op het gebied van archieffilms en -video's dateert al van 10 jaar terug, lang vr de huidige golf doe-het-zelvers." -MUSIC NEWS Guy Schwartz en producer Marlo Blue hebben verschillende films gemaakt, die de muziek en muzikanten uit zuidoost Texas (VSA) documenteren. Enkele voorbeelden zijn de 'HIPPIES.TV' televisieserie en een reeks korte films over rock en blues muzikanten, podiumdichters en culturele evenementen. Recent werk omvat documentaires en concertfilms van Carolyn Wonderland in Amsterdam, Guy Schwartz & The New Jack Hippies American Tour, en optredens van blues diva's Gloria Edwards en Trudy Lynn tijdens een weekend ter ere van vrouwelijke bluesmuzikanten. Voor 2005 staan de nieuwe releases 'BLUESGUY'S BIRTHDAY JAM ..4' en 'SOUTH BY DUE EAST 2004' op stapel, met tientallen kunstvormen uit Texas
Producer - "Bon vivant gitarist/producer Guy Schwartz maakt al zo lang deel uit van onze muziekwereld, dat we hem 'de Peetvader' zouden moeten noemen." "In het recente verleden was Schwartz als medewerker en producent betrokken bij The New Jack Hippies Homegrown Collective compilatie, blues albums met Gloria Edwards en Little Joe Washington, en een muziekopname met honky tonker Opie Hendrix en straatdichter Kool B"- Houston Press
Auteur - De essays en columns van Guy Schwartz worden gelezen door duizenden abonnees van TEXAS MUSIC NEWS en Guy's omvangrijke e-mail nieuwsbrievenlijst. Uitgeverij Sage & Woodway zal in 2005 een compilatie van deze essays uitbrengen evenals een herdruk van Guy's praktische handleiding 'KEEPING THE BAND TOGETHER' uit 1999. De Canadese rockrecensent Jason Gross benoemde Schwartz' verhaal ter nagedachtenis van Lionel Hampton tot een van de 25 beste muziekverhalen van 2002, en plaatste hem daarmee in dezelfde categorie als Ben Ratcliff van The New York Times en prominente muziekauteurs zoals Tom Waits en Roger Ebert." -John Nova Lomax, Houston Press
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My new record just came out this week on I-Tunes and CD Baby. I have included a video talking about the record, hope you enjoy it! Please leave us some feedback to let us know what you think! Thanks for your support.
-Ray Stephenson
PS: This album would make a great stocking stuffer ;)
Kozmic Pearl will be celebrating 2 band birthdays this Saturday at Dan Electros with special guests Randy Wall on keys for Kozmic Pearl, and Nightbird - Stevie Nicks tribute! Gonna be a helluva show! Don't miss it - only one more chance to see Kozmic Pearl this year until April of 2010! Show starts at 9:00 - so you can come by after Lights in the Heights! Cover $10.
Thanks for being our friend... Hi hope your having a great week... we have a show this Sat. May 16.. come party with us... @ Crazy Frogs w/ Born 2 Nothing and Dirty Wormz 3939 FM 1960 West houston, Texas 77068
Great big thanks for the add, friend!!!
Lets keep on rockin' together!
2 songs from our uopcoming online album will be put into our MySpace player next Monday!!!
Luv and Roses!
Rose Bandits
Ever wondered what to do in the event of a nuclear threat?
A while ago I found stuff that inspired me to make this film:
Living Under the Shadow of the Nuclear Umbrella
Both artistic (ensure you get the background music!) and educational, it primarily comprises official British government civil defence advice.
Though source materials are quite aged, much remains relevant today.
I encourage all to visit the YouTube page to learn more (Show support! Rate! Comment!) and responsibly circulate as widely as possible, here: http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=UaIim3Rj7L4
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