Ian Bumstead - saxes, wizard hat; Duncan Hamilton - trombone, sheet music saboteur; Gaz Parry - guitar, cum faces; Emlyn Vaughan - bass, confusion; Chris Hargreaves - bass, non-confusion; Kris Wright - drums, Hull; Pedro Williams - percussion, revolutions; Taz Modi - piano, enigma
Influences
Airto Moreira, Marcos Valle, Jobim, Jorge Ben, Caetano Veloso, Joyce, Elis Regina, Abdullah Ibrahim, Chick Corea's 'Light as a Feather', Milton Nascimento, Quarteto Novo, Maria Bethania, Sergio Mendes, Dom Um Romao, the great and good of Brazilian music...
"Authentic Brasilian Samba Jazz as good as you'd hear anywhere in the World - including Brasil!!" (Snowboy).
'The best bands in improvised music are the ones that are able to execute moments of cohesive bliss at the right time...The Grand Wazoo have this gift, and as such are not just an assembly of very able musicians, they're a highly enjoyable band to watch' (Leeds Guide).
The Grand Wazoo are one of the premier jazz samba bands in the UK. In their short existence, they've played to thousands at the Edinburgh Live8 rally, supported legends Azymuth and Courtney Pine, and gathered a faithful local fan base. Devoted to the music of Brazil, they play classics from the likes of Airto, Marcos Valle, Jobim, Joyce, Jorge Ben and many others, as well as excavating lesser-known treasures and arranging them all in their own unique way.
The Tombo Trio, the little brother of the Wazoo, are currently making a big name for themselves due to their high intensity jazz samba. Influenced by the classic 60's Brazilian piano trios like Milton Banana, Tamba Trio and Som Tres, but constantly forward-thinking at the same time, they put a thoroughly modern spin on the traditional Brazilian songbook to create their own kind of Brazilian jazz.
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Marvel at the LIVE Burlesque from our resident troupe BELLE DIABLO: *Treating you to her own brand of twisted comedy burlesque is your sexy hostess FANNY DIVINE*
*Getting you all hot under the collar, firey neo-burlesque starlett MISTY LUX*
*Shimmying for your pleasure, the fabulous and seductive DAISON MERRIERE*
Plus more HOT burlesque action: *From the Deville Dolls, Nottingham's finest teaser SCARLETT DAGGERS*
*Mixing politics with burlesque it's the fantasic HEATHER SWEET*
*Graceful tease from one of the UK's top Pin-Ups, MS ZARA ANN*
*Slinky striptease from the very sexy FRANKII WILDE*
PLUS: *As seen on 'Britain's Got Talent' Live Magical Escapology and Eyewatering Contortionism from the very VERY bendy ** Mr CHRIS CROSS ** AND: *Hilarious Surreal adult Puppet Show from PICO and PUPPETUAL MOTION* WITH:
*Deviant Comedy from your host JOE SPARROW* *Playing everything Retro its DJ TREBOR
AND NOT FORGETTING:
*Unique handmade clothing and accessories from CALL GIRL CLOTHING*
Ian ya big Gay....ive got a wicked wizard hat from an Ojos de Brujo gig...and I just know you will look smashin in it! Hope the wazoo tribe are having a good hunting season, Si
A poem for your day:
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Rest In All Love Is
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I love you like this...
dark, i can barely see your eyes...
so dark my eyes are useless. My
heart opens wide its light on you
and your face brightens like the
static on a TV screen, or like the moment
we die and things begin to go all white
and
then
you're an angel laying before me...
the same one that has been there all along,
the one my eyes turned into something else and I
am ashamed I was deceived.
Then,
I see you, I see you like the energy that flows through my limbs,
now, like the breath that takes the universe and
gently creates another, now, like my feet walking
on glass, now, like I was never there.
I love you like I was never there. So gently, never there. In the dark
where I can barely see, and, rest in all that love is.
Fr: Mister G
To: The Grand Wazoo
Re: Word of the Week
WORD OF THE WEEK (4/22-4/29) IS: "FEEL'"
1. to experience an emotional sensation; "I love the way that song makes me feel."
2. to perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles; "She likes to sit outside and feel the cool breeze on her face."
3. an intuitive awareness; "The drummer has great feel."
4. to understand, agree with or relate; "Do you feel me on that?"
Love and Respect from Camp G. Have a great week! - Your Friend, Jake Glasgow (Mister G)
Fr: Mister G
To: The Grand Wazoo
Re: Word of the Week
WORD OF THE WEEK (4/4-4/15) IS: "GROOVE"
1. An adjective describing a rhythmic quality of music that is emotionally communicative and soulful; used for music moving at a steady beat. "I am feelin' this groove!"
2. A verb meaning to smoothly interact, maintain or improve relations with a person, or a situation.
Have a great week! Much Luv From Camp G - Jake Glasgow (Mister G)
Fr: Mister G
To: The Grand Wazoo
Re: Word of the Week
WORD OF THE WEEK (2/25-3/4) IS: "DIG"
1. To understand fully: "I dig what you're sayin'"
2. To like, enjoy, or appreciate: "They really dig our music and, daddy, I dig swinging for 'em." - Louis Armstrong
3. To take notice of: "Wow! I totally dig what she is wearin'!."
**In its slang sense of "To enjoy," dig is one of the many words and expressions developed by musicians. Like "Cool," it is first recorded in 1930s jazz circles...much more about this word at my page.
Have a great week! Much Luv From Camp G - Jake Glasgow (Mister G)
Dear The Grand Wazoo!
Thank you so much for adding me... and listening to my new songs! If you get a chance
I'd love your feedback.
Best,
David
Songwriters Page
Thought we'd say a big thank you to anyone who voted for us in the BBC Radio 1 Worldwide Awards.
We joined Manchesters Electric Chair, and Plastic People @ Co-op.
We've got some belting shows coming up incuding the winner of 'Best Album', Bonobo playing live. We've also got The Herbaliser, CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA, DJ FORMAT, 4HERO, BLACKBEARD, FINGATHING. . . . tonnes of good stuff every friday, check our page for more info.
Damn if i've ever had such an honorable request for friendship here on myspace. Hope you enjoyed my sambarock and samabasoul styles as much as I enjoyed your sambajazz. Much respect directly from Brazil!!!!!
Hello chaps. You've got a good page. We've got quite a good page too. We are celebrating 5000 plays of our rather good new album TRANSLATION - may the spirit of Christmas overtake your understandable restraint and rush you to our page, where you can purchase as many copies as humanly possible for all the family. Don't forget a couple for yourself, now! And maybe Santa too. I think so. Jingle. DHQ
