Off and on, I usually play with a combination of the following musicians:
Noam Lemish - piano,
Jarrett Cherner - piano,
David Ewell - bass,
Miles Wick - bass,
Chris Amberger - bass,
Alex Aspinall - drums,
Bill Ortiz - trumpet,
Mike Olmos - trumpet,
Matt Rothstein - sax.
Recordings & Performances include:
the above mentioned musicians, as well as:
Robben Ford - guitar,
George Cables - piano,
Billy Hart - drums,
Cecil McBee - bass,
Craig Handy - sax & flute,
David Weiss - trumpet,
Karl Perazzo - percussion,
Trevor Dunn - bass,
Jeff Chambers - bass,
Marty & Elayne Roberts - piano, flute, bass, drums,
Cornel Fauler - drums,
Rick Olson - piano,
Michael Acosta - sax
Charlie Biggs - trumpet
and more...
Influences
XTC, Roberta Flack, Elis Regina, Ray Charles, James Dickey, Bruce Cockburn, Sly & the Family Stone, Joe Jackson, Abbey Lincoln, Pink Floyd, Rachelle Ferrel, Pixies, Sergio Mendes, Keith Jarrett, Rickie Lee Jones, The Motels, Freddie Hubbard, Stewart Copeland, Etheridge Knight, The Kinks, Mark Murphy, Clifford Brown, Morphine, Angelique Kidjo, Jack Hirschmann, Rufus Wainwright, PJ Harvey, Billy Strayhorn, Lou Reed, Stevie Wonder, Tool, Pablo Neruda, Kurt Elling, Chaka Khan, Pete Townshend, The Who, Chick Corea, Brian Eno, Joy Division, Mary Oliver, George Clinton, Talking Heads, Sarah Vaughan, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Nikka Costa, The Cure, Jean Luc Ponty, Black Sabbath, The Beatles, Annie Ross, Langston Hughes, Donna Summer, Bill Evans, Fleetwood Mac, John Martyn, Billy Collins, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Black Sabbath, Anne Hampton Calloway, The Cocteau Twins, lots of musical theater, This Mortal Coil, Duke Ellington, Tom Waits, Kellye Gray, Sonia Dada, Fugazi, Koko Taylor, T.S. Eliot, k.d.lang, Steely Dan, Peter Gabriel, Mahalia Jackson, Artie Shaw, R.E.M., Prince, Janis Joplin, John McLaughlin, Julian Lage, old Genesis, Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach, old Chili Peppers, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Alison Krauss, Jane's Addiction, Esthero, Queen, The Blue Nile, Joni Mitchell, e.e. cummings, Pippi Longstocking, King Crimson, Dolly Parton, Soundgarden, Harold Budd, Brian Eno, Steely Dan, Ella Fitzgerald, Metallica (pre-eyeliner), Patricia Barber, Missing Persons, Calvin and Hobbes and yes, of course, Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd.
Sounds Like
Well...Pandora puts me with Patricia Barber, Madeleine Peyroux and Diana Krall, but I think I just sound like me.
ALL ABOUT JAZZ - vol. 6, no. 3 by Peter Sanchez
"I am not sure why Shea Breaux Wells has been such a well-kept secret, but with her “A Blind Date” release, the cat’s out of the bag; this vocalist can not only carry a tune, but do so in such a compelling manner, it is impossible to ignore... "
Town & Village 'Arts Beat' - Barry Bassis
"Her voice is rich and distinctive and the band members do not hold back....real improvised jazz, establishing Wells as a formidable newcomer..."
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Bob Karlovitz
"...She loads her album "A Blind Date" with familiar songs such as "Blue Skies," "Bye Bye Blackbird" and "Night in Tunisia," but manages to give them life. That is primarily because she has a fine voice and sense of song..."
Jazziz Magazine, October 2008 - Ross Boissoneau
"...Wells and her fabulous band more than do justice to all the material here..."
Jazz Weekly, George W. Harris
"...Her husky and earthy voice delivers a rich reading of “Baltimore Oriole”, with Wells reaching deep into the soil for the root of the piece. She is completely unintimidated by the aggressive support during “Night In Tunisia”, and delivers a muscular and physical tour de force..."
Shea is a jazz singer and songwriter in Northern California. Her new release, "A Blind Date", is a straight ahead jazz project featuring the mighty George Cables, Cecil McBee, Billy Hart and Craig Handy - with David Weiss producing and showcasing his trumpet chops. Shea's other album, "Piece of the Light" is an 'originals' based album with a few covers thrown in, focusing more on the singer/songwriter genre and featuring the amazing Robben Ford on guitar, Noam Lemish on piano,David Ewell on bass, Bill Ortiz on trumpet, Alex Aspinall on drums and Gautam Tejas Ganeshan on violin. Shea is often seen performing in the Bay Area and Sonoma County with the incredible Noam Lemish on piano, as well as Alex Aspinall, Miles Wick, David Ewell and other talented Northern California cats. Shea is presently navigating that fine line between the emotionally exploratory realm of the singer/songwriter as well as that of the authentic jazz vocalist.
Hell Shea, thankx for the add, I enjoyed your music alot,I really love what you do with Bye Bye Blackbird,very cool indeed,I wish you the best and much success,peace,love,light and truth. John Hall.
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