John Paul Jones, Geddy Lee, Marcus Miller, Stanley Clarke, Mark King, Steve Harris, Bob Daisley, Jalmadeen Tacuma, Bill Dickens, Dominique Di Piazza, Victor Wooten, Oteil Burbridge, Jaco Pastorius, Stu Hamm, Jeff Berlin, Billy Sheehan, Gary Grainger, Rocco Prestia, Gary Willis, Brian Bromberg, John Pattitucci, Alain Caron.
Sounds Like
Frock = Funk/Rock,
Runk = Rock/Funk,
Rocco meets Racer X who then meets Earth, Wind and Fire ?:
I'm a professional bassist living in Aurora, IL. My claim to fame was being the bassist for the Grammy nominated band Liquid Soul for about 10 years. You can hear me on the first 4 releases. I've been featured in Bass Player magazine as well as Bassics and Bass Frontiers. I'm Married, have 3 children(Melody, Jazzmin, and Cadence) can you tell I'm a musician! I currently play with several different bands: The Lisa Rene band, T-Bird Huck and the MVP's, and TNT RNB band(Tower of Power tribute). http://www.rickyshowalter.com
http://www.lisa-rene.com
http://www.tntrnb.com
highlights:
Sting opening shows (Central Park, New York City; Blockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte, NC; Alltel Pavilion, Raleigh, NC), Sept. 2000
Chicago Jazz Festival, Sept. 2000
Jazz Wind 2000 Festival in Furano, Japan, Aug. 2000
Newport Jazz Festival in Madarao, Japan, Aug. 2000
Sioux Falls (SD) Jazz & Blues Festival, July 2000
Cancun Jazz Festival, Mexico (May 2000)
River Stages Festival, Nashville (May 2000)
Music Midtown Festival, Atlanta, Ga. (May 2000)
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (May 2000)
Babylon Club, Istanbul, Turkey (January 2000)
Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Jacksonville, Fla. (November 1999)
Aspen Jazz Festival, Snowmass Village, Colo. (September 1999)
Sweet Pea Festival, Bozeman, Mont. (August 1999)
Kansas City Blues & Jazz Festival, Kansas City, Mo. (July 1999)
Lodo Music Festival, Denver, Colo. (July 1999)
Black & White Ball, San Francisco (June 1999)
Indianapolis Jazz Festival (June 1999)
Canadian jazz festival tour: Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Vancouver, Victoria, Edmonton, Calgary (June-July 1999)
Moers Festival, Moers, Germany (May 1999 and May 1997)
Festival International de Jazz de Montreal (July 1998)
Montreux-Detroit Jazz Festival, Detroit (September 1998)
President Clinton's Inaugural Parade and 21st Century Ball, Washington, D.C. (January 1997)
The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City (opened for two Sting concerts, March 1997)
A Taste of Chicago, Petrillo Music Shell, Grant Park, Chicago (July 4, 1997)
JVC Jazz Festival, Newport, R.I. (August 1997)
Dennis Rodman's birthday party, Crobar, Chicago (May 1996)
Nationwide club and festival touring (fall 1996 to present) with well over 100 performances per year.
RESIDENCIES
Sunday nights at the Double Door, Chicago (February 1996 to December 1999)
Sunday nights at the Elbo Room, Chicago (1994 to 1996)
Eight hours after the music began, the crowd at the WJCT Jacksonville Jazz Festival found its favorite act in Liquid Soul, which pumped some funk into the final day of the fest's 20th anniversary. Making its first appearance at the festival, the 10-piece Chicago band was a far cry from traditional jazz. It brought funk to jazz with a slapping bass and powerful horn riffs ... and a disc jockey furiously working the turntables..... Liquid Soul didn't miss a beat, setting off a wave of dancing across the park. . . Eccentric frontman Mars Williams, wearing wraparound sunglasses, led the attack with his earthy alto sax and down-and-dirty Peter Gunn delivery, supported by a powerful trumpet/trombone wall of sound and the most slap-happy bass, courtesy of Ricky Showalter, that the fest has ever heard.· By this time, Metropolitan Park was full, with an estimated 10,000 or more patrons who'd bought $8 tickets. Quite a bargain.
--John Carter, Jacksonville Times-Union, Nov. 1999
If you're looking for good funk, and that's something that's hard to come by right now, you're in luck, and it's Liquid Soul to the rescue. This 12-song disc will have you thanking the gods of funk again and again, and with good reason. "Sure Fire One" kicks it off laying down a thick groove, with rapper MCB dishing out the vocals. "Stop by Monie's" features Simone (daughter of Nina Simone), and if your foot ain't jiggling by now, call 911 while you're still conscious. The funky sound of Liquid Soul may remind some of Tower of Power. Their horn section is tighter than spandex on a runway model, there are machine-gun drum riffs, bass lines that pop and walk, and guitar solos from clean and compressed to dirty and distorted. And as proof that this isn't just studio hijiinks, several live cuts pepper the album, making it clear that seeing the band up close and personal would be worth twice the price.
--NYROCK.COM
Those cool chords in "All Blues" have rarely sounded this upbeat and Sly Stone wicked; of course, they've rarely been thumped out by such a fat bassline, too, thanks to bassist Ricky Showalter's express train to Graham Central Station. "The Diz" detonates an explosion of flaming horns and peppery percussion, a tribute worthy of its subject. "Here's The Deal" sure drops that funk b-o-m-b, too. If you're familiar with the jazz, funk, soul, hip-hop and Caribbean stylings of Groove Collective, imagine that sound - but not as soft and rounded, with more of a hard, Chicago urban edge. [The] opener, "Sure Fire One," sets the blistering standard for the rest of this set. You've almost gotta love a song that arrives just in time for summer when it includes a lyric about mixing up suicides at the 7-11 and nods to LL Cool J's "Jingling Baby," mixed in a whipcrack horn-stoked groove that sounds like Maceo Parker bustin' up the joint with a wolfpack of 20-year-olds on spring break.
--Chris M. Slawecki, AllAboutJazz.com
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We are very excited about playing at such an awesome jazz club. We have some great sets lined up for you, so don't miss it. Friday and Saturday November 20th and 21st, 5:00-8:30p at Andy's Jazz Club in Chicago
Aaron Koppel -Guitar, Matt Nelson; (Lupe Fiasco, Matthew Santos) -Keyboard, Graham Czach; (Chicago Afrobeat Project) -bass, Robert Tucker (Matthew Santos) -drums
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Check out Vinyl Roxx at Walter Payton's round house 70s 80s Hard rock!!!! Friday May 1, LETS SHOW THE ROUND HOUSE Hard rock is still alive!!!!! check out our demo!!!!
01/28/2009 08:00 PM - Ambrosia Bar & Grill - Jam Session 2771 Black Rd. Joliet, Illinois 60435
I’m hosting a jam session at ambrosia lounge wednesday nights. It’s a Blues Jam but, we’re open to any seasoned musicians playing their music. 8-12am Drums,pa, & amps provided (pro gear) bring your voices, sticks , & guitars. If you love live music , come on out & have a listen to the area’s finest musicians. You never know who just might show up. Ambrosia Bar & Grill Address: 2771 Black Rd, Joliet, IL 60435 Phone: (815) 730-8001 Nice place - good food Starting this wednesday (Jan.28th) Hope to see you there !
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