THE CORE:
Matt Lake - Guitar
Vince Meghrouni - Saxes, Flute, Harp, Vocals
Mike Sessa - Drums
OFTEN ON THE STAND:
Michael Alvidrez - Upright bass, Chris Hackman - Upright bass, Hank Von Sickle - Upright bass,
Adam Levy - Upright bass
SOME YOU'LL SEE IF YOU HANG AROUND ENOUGH:
Carey Fosse - Guitar
Marc Doten - Piano or upright bass
Dan Potruch - Drums
Jack Gremminger - Drums
Eric Holden - Electric Bass
Zachary Provost - Piano
Paul Pellegrin - Drums
SOME YOU USED TO SEE AND HOPEFULLY WILL AGAIN SOME TIME:
Robert Azul - Upright Bass
Dan Clucas - Trumpet, flute
Brian Christopherson - Drums
Mike Ibarra - Upright bass
EXTENDED SIT IN FAMILY:
Alex Peck - Guitar
Lorenzo Grassi - Guitar
Federico Ughi - Drums
Influences
Pat Martino, Gene Ammons, Art Blakey, Jimi Hendrix, Dexter Gordon, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Bobby Bradford, Karl Denson, Paul Lines, Horace Silver, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Karl Denson, Eric Dolphy, David Murray, John Coltrane, Roberto Miranda and many more...
Sounds Like
4am heading down the rainy streets then you hear a burst of music and then a door shut and it goes away - there, you heard it again and you look around and then see some people dressed to kill going up to a door, it opens and man, that swingin' music is hittin' hard and you hear people laughin' in there and something good on the fryer. You get in and the liquor is flowin' and people are dancin' and smilin' and everybody you meet is happy as hell. The band is blowin' mad writhing snakes
The DownBeats members come from a diverse range from within the L.A. scene including punk, free jazz, blues, country and roots and rock and roll and join forces to play the great jazz music of the bebop and hardbop eras and beyond. Fire, intensity and grease are the qualities that these fellows look for in a performance. Members of The DownBeats have recorded or played with: Wayne Kramer, The BellRays, Mike Watt, Bazooka, Rosie Flores, Slydell, Carlos Guitarlos, Eugene Chadborne, The B-Movie Rats, Blue Metropolis, Brother Weasel, Patrick Park and many others
I'm flattered by the nice comment coming from such a great player as yourself! Great show! I look forward to jamming with you next week at the Downbeat Cafe....with the Downbeats!
RADIO SUICIDE the new B-Movie Rats full length album is out on Rank Outsider Records and available through CD Baby! A record release show/party is being scheduled for Los Angeles Spring 2008 and an attack on South By South West 2008! .
BILL TAPIA'S 100TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION & SHOW! Emcee: King Kukulele - Featuring: Kristin Korb, Tony Presti & Abe Lagrimas Jr. Also Appearing: Smokin' Menehunes, Jim "Kimo" West & the Polynesian Paradise Dancers
WARNER GRAND THEATRE - 478 W. Sixth Street, San Pedro, CA 90731 Sunday, November 18, 2007 - Doors: 6:00pm / Pre-show: 6:45pm / Showtime: 7:00pm CLICK HERE to buy tickets or call (323)547-3482 . ON SALE NOW: $35. Reserved | $20. General
NOW ON EBAY - CENTER ORCHESTRA 1st & 7th ROW TICKETS! Auction #1 - Auction #2 - Auction #3
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