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sean haefeli
Nu-Jazz / Soul / Hip Hop

"empty hand groove tactics"

Chicago, Illinois
United States

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Last Login:  11/18/2008
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   sean haefeli: General Info
Member Since12/17/2005
Band Websiteseanhaefeli.com
Band MembersSound Strategy:
Sean Haefeli-keys, vocals, compositions
Jess Birch-drums
Tobias Kaemmerer-trumpet
Raphael Crawford-trombone
Lorin Cohen, Bob Lovecchio-bass

Natural Hunger:
Tom Hipskind-drums
Larry Kohut-bass
Neal Alger-guitar
Doug Brush-percussion
Tito Carillo-trumpet
InfluencesJoe Williams, Andy Bey, Bobby Mcferrin, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Mulgrew Miller, Octavio Paz, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Yusef Komunyakaa, Amiri Baraka, Last Poets, Tribe Called Quest, Tony Toni Tone, Freestyle Fellowship, Leon Thomas, Charles Brown, Bill Withers . . .
Sounds Like

"Let Go" from Natural Hunger



"Off-Speed" from Sound Strategy



"Footprints" by Wayne Shorter



"Stimulus" from Sound Strategy



"Song for my Father" by Horace Silver

Record Label dustygroove.com and cdbaby.com
Type of LabelMajor



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   About sean haefeli

Sean Haefeli a native of Chicago is an artist that is focused, structured and uncompromising. His style inflicts personality, charisma, emotion, character and most of all originality. By no means a traditional artist, Haefeli risks his soul if only to keep the soul and passion in his music. Think Seal and Last poets mixed in with Sly and the Family Stone and you have one hell of an artist that simply “brings it” while never compromising his integrity. This CD is not for the traditional “music head” but more for the “escape artist” who wants to lavish themselves in pure unadulterated blues and soul.

Natural Hunger says it all in its title. With its ear tingling verses Sean simply draws you in and bares his soul never once leaving you astray. What a beautiful inside view into a man who wants only to take you where he’s been and how he’s living. This is a rare find and definitely a keeper in my eyes. Sean Haefeli is an artist for all seasons.

-Black Girls Rule! Magazine

Sean Haefeli’s independently released four-song EP, Sound Strategy, portrays a skilled and passionate musician who strives to put his best foot forward using nothing more or less than he’s always known to be true to his core being. His sound is founded in the jazz he spent his childhood years exposed to, and rounded out by hints of hip-hop, soul, groove, and electronic that defined the culture of his generation. His belief in open sincerity comes across in his music, lyrics, and the personal character drawn from each song.

Mellow pianos, horns, and bass maintain an easy feel throughout the CD. Yet as a testament to the urbanism of Haefili’s generation, the vocals are extremely rhythmic (a distraction from his lack of pure singing ability) and decidedly hip-hop, laced with an underlying degree of forwardness and aggression.

Although Haefeli describes his album as a “fusion of jazz, soul, hip-hop, and modern groove” the sound is mainly grounded in jazz, the likes of which his father played professionally and Sean himself was educated formerly. It’s as if Haefeli purposely avoids venturing into anything too modern or commercial, instead sticking to the roots he knows for sure make him content. The drums and bass parlay into deeper grooves and hip-hop style rhythms on occasion, but mostly remain true to his musical background.

The final track, Balance, is the greatest exception, best described as a mish-mash of styles on every level. Every instrument as it is played in the song, from the drums to the horns to the vocals would fit into a jazz or soul piece as easily it would a rap song.

Much like Sean portrays himself, the album makes the best of what jazz and its adjacent genres have to offer. The result should be equally familiar to yesteryear’s jazz enthusiasts and today’s hip-hop, spoken word, soul, and new groove fans.

- Nokware Knight, Nu Soul Magazine

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Hesi Uzulufu Kibuhudi (pio)





Nov 14 2008 9:11 AM

Hi Sean,
how life is going?
I hope all is well.
Grain2Caf / Thomas Traoré





Nov 5 2008 9:27 PM

Merci Pour L'Ajout sean haefeli, passe sur ma page check mes nouveaux morceaux, extrait de l'album intitulé "Thomas Traoré" à venir en janvier 2009. Retrouvez aussi le dernier clip polémique "Négronomie" !
Laissez vos impressions ! / Thanks for the add sean haefeli, come & check my new songs and also have a look on "Negronomie", the last polemical video clip from Grain De Caf extract from the forthcoming album intituled "Thomas Traoré", coming in January 2009.
Peace
A.C. Cabarris





Oct 17 2008 2:26 PM

Whats up cuz? how you doing. Well, thought I would drop you a line.
Ian Baggette





Oct 11 2008 3:42 PM

Yeah man, I am looking forward to it.
NIDLE





Sep 25 2008 7:52 PM

Bomdiaaaaa!!

Comment ça vas?un plaisir de te compter parmi mes amis, vraiment...

Beijo,

NIDLE


...
ANDREA FRISBY ACTRESS





Sep 14 2008 2:48 PM

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A.C. Cabarris





Sep 14 2008 12:56 AM

hopefully it wont rain next weekend. we will be there.
William Kurk





Sep 13 2008 6:55 PM

thnks for stopping by the site. Means a great deal when the Haef rolls through. I still have your rehearsal check from like 5 months ago lol! Give me an address and it's there!

w.
k
ugochi





Sep 12 2008 5:46 PM

Thanks for the heads up! Im gonna make a plan to be there.
Have a great set!
Cello





Sep 11 2008 5:13 AM

Yo homes!
Where you?
A.C. Cabarris





Sep 11 2008 3:13 AM

hey cuz, yeah i will be there.
Hesi Uzulufu Kibuhudi (pio)





Sep 9 2008 8:14 AM

How are you Sean?
I hope all is well.
Do you got my e-mail?
I hope you like that song,first is Carmen Lundy and second it is a Nnenna Freelon but Nina Simone sing it too.
That is a good song.
Ok,I'm sending you some light I found and stay in touch.
C.





Sep 9 2008 6:59 AM

Where do u want to go ? If u don't find come back in Paris, as Emilie said it's one of the beautiful place in dec. :/
For my own, i' ve got some works, i'm just a little bit tired but life goes on!
JONSAX





Sep 5 2008 2:53 PM

You bet man! Likewise. Loving the music.
That is my style!
C.





Sep 3 2008 10:10 PM

Hey,the coolest!
It's been a while...Hw's life ?
Hope your projects are going on.
A.C. Cabarris





Aug 29 2008 1:45 PM

Yeah, was out cold. Woke up the next morning and relized you had called. The guys here were talking about how good of a fight it was.
Florent Richard





Aug 29 2008 12:36 PM

hello mister!
Mike D





Aug 23 2008 12:07 AM

Brutha enjoying the flava, all original and hearfelt...keep doi'n it your way!

Best,

Mike D
Hesi Uzulufu Kibuhudi (pio)





Aug 21 2008 3:24 PM

Hi Sean,how are you,how life is going?
Do you have got a lyrics for new songs and sounds?
Don't let wait tooooooo long.
Stay in touch.
*Yuki*





Aug 19 2008 4:26 PM

Konnichiwa Sean-kun! lol (I'm sure you've heard that before...)

How are you?

Yuki-san
E n y a h B e e





Aug 13 2008 1:47 AM

Great!I recommend on December when Paris is the most beautiful place on earth! ^^

*peace*
A.C. Cabarris





Aug 11 2008 3:35 PM

Good to see you in our neck of the woods. Hopefully dont have to work so much next time.
E n y a h B e e





Aug 11 2008 1:38 PM

Hey Sean! How's everything going? When will you come back in France? :)
Jason Adasiewicz





Aug 8 2008 10:21 PM

rolldown release flyer
o|O





Aug 8 2008 5:30 PM

thoughtboutchu kid
stay at me
Aurèle NEW TRACKS !!!





Aug 1 2008 10:20 PM

Thanks for the request !
Peace and joy
Aurèle
honeychild





Jul 27 2008 10:34 PM

aw sean, i doubt your rambling made you seem like an imbecil, and if it did ... that probably just means that you are one.
xoh






Jul 25 2008 3:02 PM

Email me the details.
Brian Jackson





Jul 24 2008 9:33 AM

bonjour sean,

great show last night! you're keeping the griot tradition alive and in full effect! with brothers like you, i knoz the future of the music is safe.

peace,
b
*Yuki*





Jul 22 2008 6:08 PM

Bonjour Sean,

Hope all is well with you there! :-)

Actually, I was talking about "Sound Strategy Mix" on your page. I didn't know you had some tunes on itunes! I'll definitely check them out when I get a chance.

Ja~ne,

Yuki
C.





Jul 18 2008 12:01 PM

Hi sean,
It's online!
Margeaux Lampley





Jul 14 2008 2:44 PM

i just came back from 2 weeks in your hometown and i'll be back in october.
where should i go for some good live music?
Margeaux Lampley





Jul 13 2008 9:17 AM

Hi Sean,

I've heard lots of good things about you from Azou and Kay at the Café Universel. Sorry I'll miss your next concert there. I have one the same evening. Hope to cross paths soon.
Margeaux
E n y a h B e e





Jul 13 2008 2:20 AM

It was really nice to meet you! I was impressed by your talent and your simplicity! Thanks for this great show!
Wishing you all the best.

Enyah
honeychild





Jul 12 2008 7:11 AM

are you in paris? sweeeeeeet! give 'em hell over there.
xoh*
*Yuki*





Jul 11 2008 9:50 PM

Spent last 45 minutes trying to download those songs and it's not letting me!!!! (A little frustrated...) I guess I'll just have to keep on trying!

Have a fabulous weekend!

Yuki
Miss J.





Jul 10 2008 10:27 AM

Best Wishes to you...have a great show in Paris!
*Yuki*





Jul 9 2008 4:19 PM

Hi Sean,

Thank you for the add! :-) I'm enjoying your music. Hope all is well with you.

Blessings,

Yuki
Midwest Empire Ent.





Jul 9 2008 4:16 PM

you comin to da meeting tommorow famo?
C.