Scott Price (lead vocals, percussion)
Josh Himmelsbach (lead guitar, mandolin, vocals)
Will Layman (Keys and Sax),
Larry Joseloff (bass guitar)
Jeff Cohen (drums, percussion).
Influences
FROM: James Brown, Little Richard, Charlie Parker, Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke... TO: The Dead, The Who, The Beatles, Phish, MMW, Blues Traveler, The Police...AND FROM THERE TO: Herbie Hancock, Parliment Funkadelic, Earth, Wind & Fire, Tower of Power...AND ALSO: All Blues, All Jazz, All Fusion, All Neo-soul, All Go-Go, All Reggae, All Hip-Hop and the list goes on and on and on...
Sounds Like
’One of the best live bands I’ve heard in a while...’ John R., NYC
A mixture of original FUNK, BLUES & SOUL.
The genesis of Ten Feet Tall is legendary. As the story goes, a wise man brought together five musicians who represented the best aspects of a variety of musical traditions: a soul singer, a funk bassist, a jazz pianist/saxman, a blues guitarist and a hip-hop drummer. The five took their differing musical backgrounds, poured them into an iron cauldron, stirred vigorously and brought the swirling concoction to a boil. At just the right moment, the wise man added a double shot of chilled tequila....
The resulting explosion blew out the windows in every house on the block and caused NORAD to increase the alert level to DEFCON 3. When the smoke cleared, the five had been fused into a five-headed, ten-armed, giant beast that spontaneously produced a musical sound and style that had never before been heard on this earth, yet was familiar to everyone. Ever since that day, the creature has roamed the Northeastern US, emerging periodically to devour lesser bands and convert nonbelievers into devout followers.
The Music
Ten Feet Tall describes their music as "Mid-Atlantic Groove Stew". They combine the tastiest elements of soul, blues, funk, and downhome rock into a unique musical concoction with no filler or artificial flavors. Served hot and loud, their infectious grooves and funked-out jams will feed your auditory hunger and keep your pants in motion all night long.
Yo Jeff good to hear from you! I am sure Guitar Center misses me greatly but they will manage. haha. You just miss my prices. I have a few projects brewing and I will keep you posted. Hopefully I start playing some shows really soon. Whats new with you?
AWWW... I wanna go on Ten Feet Tall Tour! I could sell grilled cheese outside the shows, beg for miracle tickets and sleep in my car... Or instead you could come out to Colorado one day. Just Imagine...
So much love for the Ten Feet Tall! Thanks again for helping make the Spring Ball such a success! I'm listening to the CD right now- I love it. My 2 year old loves hopping up and down to "Get Up...". Very cute.
Great playing with you guys on Thursday!! You guys rocked it, wish my lip wasn't dead so I could have thrown down a few more trumpet licks...lets play another show together soon.
If you happen to be around we play tonight at TT reynolds at 9pm!
Hey there - how's it going? if you wanna check some live uke-rap, I'll be at Solly's on u st. this wed opening for Jimmy Haha (of Jimmy's Chicken Shack)...should be a great show - hope to catch you guys soon one way or another. peace -j
