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Released: Mar 22, 2011
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  • Genre: Funk / Jazz / Soul

    Location NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Un

    Profile Views: 20926

    Last Login: 9/25/2012

    Member Since 1/23/2009

    Website thecoolinsystem.com

    Record Label G.E.D Soul Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    Seasoned funk musicians Pablo Ahogado (keyboards), James Bonomo (drums), J. D. Douglas (tenor saxophone/flute), Sam Farkas (guitar), David A. Guy (bass), Mikie Martel (trumpet) and Andrew Wilmoth (percussion) make up the seven-piece soul-jazz band the Coolin' System. The tight-knit group of friends jammed together off and on in various combinations for eight years before a weekly hang at Martel's and Douglas' house in Nashville's Sylvan Park neighborhood solidified the group in November 2008. "The first official rehearsal was when Obama got elected," Ahogado reminisces. "We were all jamming and watching TV." Guy continues, "We were rehearsing and learning tunes every week. When we got our first gig in Jan. 2009, the name the Coolin' System came about from a Jack McDuff album featuring one of the first tunes we learned 'The Prophet' and called the Heatin' System. It was our way to pay homage to one of the giants of the genre." Fast forward to 2011 and the group has staged sold-out shows, released their first 7" single The Prophet b/w Dracula, opened for the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and performed at the Head Jamz Music Festival in Adams, TN. The band has also been highlighted on BBC's Craig Charles Funk And Soul Show. With the release of their self-titled debut on G.E.D. Soul Records, the Coolin' System are continuing to cement their place in the soul-jazz arena. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "With a badass horn section, a slippery rhythm clique and the kind of deep, soulful grooves that make us melt like butter on a hot piece of corn, we're looking forward to crankin' the Coolin' System all summer long." -Nashville Scene, May 2009-

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  • Influences

    Jack McDuff, Jimmy Mcgriff, Grant Green, Eddie Harris, Lou Donaldson, Lee Morgan, Charles Earland, Herbie Hancock, Idris Muhammad, John Patton, Lonnie Smith, Freddie Hubbard, Reuben Wilson, Houston Person, Melvin Sparks, Karl Denson, Greyboy Allstars, Charles Kynard, Bobbi Humphrey, Sonny Stitt, and so much more

  • Sounds Like

    Funky Jazzy Soulful Coolin' Groovin' Good Times!!!

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"The Coolin' System might just be one of our favorite new bands in the whole city. Their tight, instrumental funk workouts were so good... it's pretty obvious that this band thinks solely about the tunes.The System were tight, rocking a groove that recalled the brighter, bouncier vibes of Chicago's late-'60s pop-jazz scene that allowed the band's top-notch musicians to shine on their solos without ever distracting from the songs " -Nashville Scene 11/12/09 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "With a badass horn section, a slippery rhythm clique and the kind of deep, soulful grooves that make us melt like butter on a hot piece of corn, we're looking forward to crankin' the Coolin' System all summer long." -Nashville Scene, May 2009- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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January 23, 2009

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Come see the Coolin' System get down at Head Jamz Music Festival...our set is Friday 5pm...buy tickets here...

Influences:

Jack McDuff, Jimmy Mcgriff, Grant Green, Eddie Harris, Lou Donaldson, Lee Morgan, Charles Earland, Herbie Hancock, Idris Muhammad, John Patton, Lonnie Smith, Freddie Hubbard, Reuben Wilson, Houston Person, Melvin Sparks, Karl Denson, Greyboy Allstars, Charles Kynard, Bobbi Humphrey, Sonny Stitt, etc...

Sounds Like:

Funky Jazzy Soulful Coolin' Groovin' Good Times!!! ..

Record Label:

G.E.D Soul Records

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