Lineup varies depending on which professional jazzers are in town (and not already playing a gig that pays more). Lately, members include the semi-regular lineup of Kinah Boto, drums; Jason Passmore, sax; Dan Gilormo, guitar; Evan Hodges (and while he's in town, Rob Henson), bass; and Adrian Ash on auxiliary percussion. Other lineups include Adrian on bass or drums with a rotating cast of local jazz greats, including the aforementioned and, in the past, members have included Kinah Boto, percussion and drums; Emrah Kotan, drums; Justin Varnes, drums; Joey Costanza, drums; Adam Hopkinson, drums; Sean McCormick, percussion and drums; Robert Henson, bass; Matt Stallard, bass; Robbie Handley, bass; Alan Barnes, bass; Franher Joseph, bass; Amit Gokhale, bass; Justin Marchin, bass; Justin Spengler, bass; Matt Thomas, bass; Raumin Tadayon, bass; Mike Reddick, bass; Brett Warren, guitar; Daniel Clay, guitar; Coy Bowles, guitar and vocals; Felipe Coelho, guitar; Ian Newberry, guitar; Dan Gilormo, guitar; Brandon Reeves, guitar; Ben Weatherford, guitar; Adam Klesitz, guitar; David Pickett, guitar; Josè Manuel Garcia, piano; Asher McKinney, piano; Nick Saindon, piano; Chris Case, piano; Bill Murphy, piano and Hammond B3; Myron "Hawk" Harvey, alto saxophone; Brian Lopes, tenor saxophone; Jordan Shalhoup, tenor saxophone; Eric Thomas, tenor saxophone; Dwan Bosman, sax; Will Scruggs, tenor Saxophone; Norm Ficke, tenor saxophone; Dave Bass, soprano/tenor/baritone saxes and flute; Deji Coker, alto saxophone; Luis Gonzalez, percussion; Carlos Martinez, percussion; Jason Nackers, percussion; Wes Funderburk, trombone; Ted Falcon, electro-acoustic violin; and some forgotten and many unnamed walk-ins and guest artists! On many occasions, special guests come from out-of-state to join the performance!
Influences
Weather Report, Medeski Martin and Wood, Jaco Pastorius, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Ornette Coleman, John Scofield, The Dead, Aquarium Rescue Unit , Pat Metheny, Paco DeLucia, Ted Greene, Jazz is Dead, Charlie Hunter, Dave Brubeck, everything influences us!
Sounds Like
Weather Report, Medeski Martin and Wood, Jaco Pastorius, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Ornette Coleman, John Scofield, The Dead, Aquarium Rescue Unit , Pat Metheny, Paco DeLucia, Jazz is Dead, Charlie Hunter, Ted Greene, Dave Brubeck, you name it!!!
An Atlanta-based jazz fusion group, The Adrian Ash Group is truly an unbelievable display of passion and talent featuring some of Atlanta’s finest Jazz players! But, don't let the name fool you- this is a team effort...
"I don't know what he's gonna play!"
As artistic director, Adrian performs on a multitude of percussion instruments (mainly drum-set), basses, and occasionally keyboards or guitar- making him the ultimate double/triple threat! Behind the scenes, Adrian composes, educates, and knowledgeably and creatively engineers live audio and studio recordings.
But The Adrian Ash Group would be nothing without its team of hard-working performers! Adrian draws on the finest players in Atlanta and the Southeast! This virtuoso network of musicians allows him to mix up the Group's instrumentation (sax, guitar, keys, trumpet, Latin percussion, e.g.) and size to suit the occasion, from trio to octet.
The Adrian Ash Group puts a contemporary funky twist on Jazz standards, balancing contemporary rock genres with classic Jazz swing and Afro-Cuban. Toss in some unexpected covers and you’ve got the best new music group in Atlanta! Book us for your next event!
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dude, I actually don..t dig my own playing of recordame and all blues. It seems my mind was somewhere else other than it is today. I..m glad cause i guess that means I..ve grown a little. You can be hell..a sure that I..ll never play a solo like that again!
