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Roku
Nu-Jazz / Fusion / Experimental

		the grass under my feet groks in happy beauty BURLINGTON, Vermont United States Profile Views: 12404 Last Login: 10/6/2008
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Roku: General Info

Member Since	5/10/2006
Band Website	http://www.rokumusic.com
Band Members	Andrew "Mad Dog" Allen - Alto/Soprano Saxophones Belchertown, Massacusetts. Has studied and performed with Maria Schneider, Bobby Watson, Wynton Marsalis and John McKenna. Mouthpieces by Bill Street. Matt "Carlsberg" Jalbert - Guitar Glen Cove, Long Island. Has studied with Joe Capps. Andrew Mallon - Vibraphone and Fender Rhodes West Barnet, Vermont. Has studied with Tom Toner Russ Flynn — Electric Bass and Synthesizer Huntington, Long Island. Has studied with Joe Capps, Ari Folman-Cohen, John Rivers and Ray Vega. Russ plays FBB Custom basses and Galien-Kruger Amplifiers. Ari "Big A" Diaconis — Congas and Percussion Chappaqua, New York. Has studied with Ray Vega, Johnny Griggs, Stewart Payton and Steve Ferraris. Dan "Danimal" Ryan — Drums West Barnet, Vermont. Has performed and studied with John Padden, Alexander Stewart, Auturo O’Farrill and Wynton Marsalis.
Influences	Radiohead, Weather Report, Pete Robbins, Kneebody, Broken Social Scene, Chris Potter's Underground, Vandermark 5, Avishai Cohen, Brad Mehldau, Bjork, Steve Coleman and Five Elements, Christian McBride Band, Seamus Blake, Dave Douglas' Keystone, The Lounge Lizards
Sounds Like	ROCK BENT JAZZ
Type of Label	Major

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About Roku

Roku is a 7-piece rock bending jazz ensemble founded in 2004. The group focuses on progressive compositions and improvisation. With unique instrumentation and superb musicianship the group breaks new ground between traditional genre boundries. Roku's debut recording, "Beyond Empty Space," is a testament to the compositonal skills of Mr. Russell Flynn and the abilities of the new up and coming generation of jazz musicians. Please visit cdbaby.com/cd/roku for reviews and more bio.

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Mutant Bass	Nov 30 2009 11:13 PM hope you had a chill thanksgiving day! whut up!!! how's everything? hope all is well with life and music! hope your finding time to yourself! ---posido www.mutantbass.com Think less. Play the bass with less physical effort. Free up your musicality.
Miss Tess	Jan 22 2009 12:55 AM Hello Vermont!...Just letting you know I'll be playing 3 dates in your lovely state with my band this weekend. Hope you can make it. love, Miss Tess Thursday, Jan. 22 @ The Hooker-Dunham Theater, Brattleboro Friday, Jan. 23 @ Langdon St. Cafe, Montpelier *Saturday, Jan. 24 @ The Red Fox Inn, Bondsville
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Ari Diaconis	Oct 17 2008 3:39 AM who is keeping this site updated, what? I am confused. Which one of you is the one that can't let go? It is over, we broke up, get the net. Russ and Justy have taken there tunes and gone away....Suan is surfing, dan is beating people with metal pipes (he calls them drum sticks) and I am going crazy in Brooklyn....Ahhhh, .....what is the passwork. ROKU Forever!
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Miss Tess	Jul 10 2008 5:05 PM Hello Burlington! We're playing at the Skinny Pancake tonight (Thursday) at 9pm! 60 Lake Street, right by the water. Would be great to see ya there... love, Miss Tess
Chelsea Dock	Jun 23 2008 3:41 AM Thanks for the add. Chelsea’s Trailer
TURKUAZ	Jan 14 2008 4:12 PM Love your funky syncopations. Thanks for being friends with us!
Pete Robbins	Dec 6 2007 1:30 AM what's up, boys...just stopping by to say hey...
Justin Monsen	Nov 21 2007 7:32 PM
RUBBLEBUCKET	Nov 16 2007 10:37 PM sorry - don't know what i was thinking. Rubblebucket loves ari and russ - but ari, you should get your own effing myspace page. I can see it now "Ari Diaconis" - with the tagline "I like to smack skin" -Rubblebucket
Kassi	Nov 15 2007 11:34 AM i just wanted to let you know... you did your best today. those rocket stumble pictues are quite a delight. you really got some air(i) in one of them. signed/sealed/delivered, kassi p.s. dear roku: you don't sound as good without ari.
Samara Lark	Oct 16 2007 5:03 PM
RUBBLEBUCKET	Sep 29 2007 5:51 PM
afrosoulmessenger	Sep 2 2007 4:46 AM This is great music, I'm so glad you found me on my space.And I'm proud you liked our tracks. best, afrosoulmessenger
Justin Monsen	Aug 18 2007 5:44 PM what is up with your intimate conversations over myspace?? big A gettin into the world of internet networking...try face book love big j
Christopher Barosky	Aug 16 2007 11:54 PM oh yah and i've been digging roku ever since i first heard it. i hope you guys keep playing for a long time!! and i hope dan ryan never changes his look because i like him as a samauri.
Christopher Barosky	Aug 16 2007 11:53 PM hey ari! thanks a lot for your words man, that means a lot to me. and i'm doing well, trying to get healthier one day at a time. the big band in question was a big band that michael hardin assembled with all the serious teenage jazz musicians we know (like josh bruneau, dan cherouny, paul brana, teddy crosby, will oncken, ben smeltzer, etc.) just for the sake of making a killer big band. it says "sklar" on the info for Violet because i wanted to give Bruce Sklar the credit there for composing that tune. and for The Plaster Man's Master Plan it says "hardin" because he wrote that. those two tunes are recordings with the michael hardin trio which doesn't really exist anymore. but yeah, mike ..s, chris markley on drums (i'm rooming with him this year) and myself on bass (and the bass sounds weird cuz it's the school's bass but hey what are you gonna do :-P) i'll try to learn donna lee, man haha. it'll be a bitch. and i don't really know what i can "teach" you guys, i'm pretty much looking up to you, but i also can't wait to play with ya'll!!
claes aberg	Aug 15 2007 5:59 AM Hi! Great sound and playing. Many thanks for the add! /All the best! / Claes
Jacob Teichroew	Aug 15 2007 5:38 AM You are lucky I didn't deny that comment!
Jacob Teichroew	Aug 15 2007 5:36 AM I loved playing with you guys, and I hope I get the chance to again. Oh and Ari, I have three of your cds, where should I send them??
SET YOUR GOALS	Aug 15 2007 4:52 AM Hey! Thanks for the add and just sending you a reminder that an exclusive Save The Music / Set Your Goals "Echoes" t-shirt is available now at Merchnow.com VH1 and Set Your Goals have teamed up to bring you this exclusive shirt. Proceeds from the shirt will go to the Save The Music Foundation and it will also help us fund our next music video "Echoes" brought to you by the amazing team at Etypical. Please click the banner below and it'll take you straight to the Merchnow webstore. Thanks for reading and see you on the road! - Set Your Goals
The Matter	Aug 11 2007 3:51 PM hey there roku, plannin another gig sounds good to me, let me know whatcha got. we might have an extra spot in October (6th). keep in touch branden
á	Aug 7 2007 2:11 PM hey! thx for the request. what a sweet soothing sound you have!

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