Adam Akpinar-drums Alric Carter(AC)-keys/organ Charlie Dolan-bass Matt Jalbert-guitar/vocals Alessandro Zanelli-vocals
Influences
Herbie Hancock, Frank Zappa, Soulive, John Scofield, Sly and the Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix, Groove Holmes, Jimmy McGriff, Jimmy Smith, Phish, Grateful Dead, Led Zepplin, Bob Marley, LTJ Bukem, The Roots, Miles Davis, Victor Wooten, Oteil Burbridge, James Brown, Beck, Parliment, The Meters, Vida Blue, Steve Kimock, Addison Groove Project, Russel Baptiste Jr., Pink Floyd, Marcus Miller, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Talking Heads
Sounds Like
Herbie Hancock, Frank Zappa, Soulive, John Scofield, Sly and the Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix, Groove Holmes, Jimmy McGriff, Jimmy Smith, Phish, Grateful Dead, Led Zepplin, Bob Marley, LTJ Bukem, The Roots, Miles Davis, Victor Wooten, Oteil Burbridge, James Brown, Beck, Parliment, The Meters, Vida Blue, Steve Kimock, Addison Groove Project, Russel Baptiste Jr., Pink Floyd, Marcus Miller, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Talking Heads, soulive, string cheese incident
'TAUK is an eclectic group of five guys from Oyster Bay Long Island, NY. Each of the members, Adam Akpinar (Drums), Alric Carter (Keyboard/Organ), Charlie Dolan (Bass Guitar), Matt Jalbert (Guitar), and Alessandro Zanelli (Vocals), use their varying taste in music to create their sound which uses these different genres of music and encapsulates the many years each of the members has dedicated to studying music at a serious level. Each of them met at the Friends Academy High School in Locust Valley and formed a band that has been committed to creating innovative music that all age groups can enjoy. Their skill at improvisation specifically propels them into directions that many could not even imagine, while their love for melody and harmonic structure allows them to create a dancing, sing-along atmosphere at their shows.
The band's name is derived from a place that most Long Islanders call "The End" - Montauk, LI - but this is only the beginning for these music school trained performance virtuosos. Their road tested act has allowed them to create original material that fans of acts such as Phish, Addison Groove Project, The Grateful Dead and Soulive will absolutely eat up.
Tauk is one of the most played, talked about and written about bands in the tri state area. With features on Fuse, Q104.3, 102.3 WBAB, Newsday and many other positive developments, the band is becoming a household name in the area.
Their summer 2007 tour dates covered almost 40 shows with spotlight dates on Long Island opening for Colin Hay of Men at Work at The Crazy Donkey and playing alongside music legends Foghat and Richie Havens at the Great South Bay Music Festival and at Gathering Of The Vibes in Connecticut. The shows are less plentiful this year as the band is currently in the studio and will have some new music available soon so keep your bookmarks refreshed on www.taukrocks.com to stay in the know.
for bookings or other info contact rick eberle at 516-729-6872 or email rick@popcore.net
Hello Tauk, thanks for adding us. if you ever need a place to rehearse give us a call @ (631) 225-6969. we would love to have you. keep on keepin' on. -the jamhouse crew
New album: Ingrid Jensen (trumpet), Geoff Countryman (tenor sax), Johannes Wallmann (piano), Sean Conly (bass), and Jeff Hirshfield (drums). Available Oct. 30 from iTunes, CDBaby.com, Amazon.com, and KeepItCute.com.
cool ppl! u dnt kno it yet bt ur probabli gona make a track 4 me 2 feature on THE nu east london label - Omegamix records! till then keep cool ppl - sfe AL!
Hi, saw you guys at the Great South Bay Music Fest (thanks for the T-shirt). Great songs, EXCELLENT musicianship!!! You guys look way too young to be that damn good! Looking forward to catching you again one of these days soon. Tom
