The band is comprised of Chris Spano - drums, Chris Arenas - bass, Matt Fleming - electric piano / organ, Tony Jurado - saxophone along with Bay Area rappers Lexxx Luthor, Mic Blake (Alphabet Soup) and Soulati (Felonious).
Influences
Everything in this world is influential in our music and in our lives. We take every positive aspect, and reshape it into our creative vision. All music is influential to us. There are 7 band members, and everyone has a different idea and motivation that comes together to be molded into beauty.
Sounds Like
Nothing you've heard before. Funk and Hip Hop fusion at it's finest. The powerhouse live shows will leave you sweating. If you like The Roots, Jurrasic 5, or any 70's Funk Band, you'll feel what this band delivers.
Since 1998, Raw Deluxe has performed their high-energy show for audiences both nationally and internationally. The group's exciting live act stems from their well-crafted songs and strong improvisational skills
The band formed when bassist, Chris Arenas, and drummer, Chris Spano, began performing with keyboardist, Matt Fleming. The trio enlisted DJ M3, the well-noted San Francisco house/hip-hop DJ, and a host of Bay Area horn players. Throughout the late nineties, the group infiltrated the Bay Area's acid-jazz and hip-hop circuits, performing at parties such as Toph One’s, "The Funkside," and Mr. Brown’s, "Elephunk" and "Double Trouble". Raw Deluxe soon made their first trip to Europe, performing throughout the Eastern part of the continent during the summer of 1999.
In 2000, Raw Deluxe was voted "Best Jazz Band" by the San Francisco Bay Guardian’s, "Best of the Bay". The band was also nominated for 2001 Best Music Act, on citysearch.com, along side artists such as Green Day, Boz Scaggs, and Vinyl, where they were noted as “One of the best original acts currently in the Bay Area." The group was then nominated for the 2002 SF Weekly Music Awards, "Best Soul / Blues / Funk" category.
The critically acclaimed EP, "Back to the Jungle," was released by the band on the Reel Deal Music label in 2001. XLR8R magazine noted the CD as "Killer jazz-funk from this San Francisco outfit, complete with horns, wailing keys and tight rhythm. They've been quietly winning loyal fans for the past few years, and with these six original tracks it's easy to see why. Check 'em out." The single "Get Some" was also featured on the Subkoncious Records compilation, "Elephunk / Live-N-Direct" that year as well.
In October 2005, the band released their follow up album "Back By Popular Demand". During the course of the recording the band enlisted guest MCees Lexxx Luthor, CB, and Mic Blake of the seminal jazz / hip-hop group Alphbet Soup. By the release of the album the MCees became offical members of Raw Deluxe. Today band is comprised of Chris Spano - drums, Chris Arenas - bass, Matt Fleming - electric piano/organ, Tony Jurado - saxophone and features MCees Lexxx Luthor, Mic Blake and Soulati of Felonious. The group continues to gig regularly, performing with acts such as Digital Underground, Olu Dara, and The Breakestra. Currently the band is back in the studio working on thier follow up release to "Back By Popular Demand which is due to be released in fall of 08'.
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***Attached is a poster of the event.
****Also attached is a underground party that DEEP CITY ROOTS is having to fundraise for OMINODAY on MAY 25th the location is at the the cell space you must bring a copy of the flyer since this will gathered as a private party
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