The Grease Traps

Bio:

The Grease Traps are an Oakland-based quartet specializing in deep funk, instrumental soul, and afro rock. Featuring current and past members of bands such as Brown Baggin and Orlando Julius' Afrobeat Orchestra, it is an eclectic mix of like-minded musicians whose primary goal is to get down. ..

Member Since:

March 27, 2006

Members:

KEVIN O'DEA- Guitar, Clavinet, Talkbox
AARON JULIN- Organ, Clavinet, Trombone
GOOPY ROSSI- Bass
DAVE BRICK- Drums, Drunk Vocals

ASSOCIATES:
Ely "Sopping" Samuels - Tenor sax, Baritone sax, Flute
Max "Meeting Adjourned" Sternberg - Trumpet
Max "Master Control" MacVeety - Drums, percussion

Influences:

Roy Ayers, Booker T & the Mg's, The Bar-Kays, Poets of Rhythm, Kool & the Gang, James Brown, The JB's, Maceo Parker, Mickey & the Soul Generation, Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones, Alan Hawkshaw, The Mohawks, Average White Band, The Crusaders, The Whitefield Brothers, Ocote Soul Sounds, Eddie Bo, Breakestra, Isley Brothers, Jimmy Smith, The Gaturs, Weldon Irvine, Keb Darge, Florian Keller, Ian Wright, Kenny Dope, Funk Inc., Jimmy McGriff, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Manzell, The Meters, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Truth and Soul Records, The Budos Band, Lee Fields, Sly & the Family Stone, Herbie Hancock, The Headhunters, Reuben Wilson, Bobbi Humphrey, Eric Gale, Cornell Dupree, King Curtis, Bernard Purdie, Idris Muhammad, Billy Cobham, Donald Byrd, Calyspo King & the Soul Investigators, The Blackbyrds, Cymande, Cannonball Adderley, Mizell Brothers, Universouls, El Michels Affair, Connie Price & the Keystones, Memphis Black, 9th Creation, Bobby Byrd, Greyboy All-Stars, Robert Walters 20th Congress, Lyn Collins, Fred Wesley, Marva Whitney, Wilson Pickett, Caesar Frazier, Funkadelic, Billy Preston, War, Lyn Taitt, Parliament, Sugarman Three, Daptone Records, Soul Fire Records, The Honeydrippers, Lonnie Smith, Grant Green, Melvin Sparks, S.O.U.L., The New Mastersounds, Gene Ammons, Lee Fields, Quantic Soul Orchestra, The Mighty Imperials, The Detroit Emeralds, Medeski Martin & Wood, Rusty Bryant, Earth Wind & Fire, Bill Doggett, Stevie Wonder, Houston Person, Fela Kuti, Orlando Julius, Tony Allen, The Daktaris, Antibalas, Julius Brockington, De La Soul, Heiroglyphics, A Tribe Called Quest, KRS-One, Beastie Boys, Common, Gang Starr, Pete Rock, Slum Village, Ice Cube, The Roots, EPMD, Madlib, J-Dilla, Diamond D, Lootpack, Gil Scott-Heron, Crown City Rockers, 24 Carat Black, Steely Dan, Tower of Power, Charlie Hunter, Eddie Henderson, Leroy & the Drivers, George Benson, Grover Washington Jr., Bob James, Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine, Milt Jackson, Banda Black Rio, Bama & the Family, Gal Costa, Willie Bobo, Brentford All-Stars, Deodato, Bill Withers, The Fatback Band, Gary Bartz, Cold Blood, Cal Tjader, Jack McDuff, Carleen & the Groovers, Human Race, Donny Hathaway, Al Green, Marvin Gaye, Barry White, Brian Auger, David Axelrod, Charles Wright, Johnny Guitar Watson, Gary Bartz, The Three Pieces, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Jimmy Johnson, Chuck Rainey, Paul Humphreys, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Miles Davis, Gene Harris, Buddy Rich, Eddie Palmieri, Sergio Mendes, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Joao Donato, Walt Wanderly, Michael Jackson, Arthur Adams

Sounds Like:

Filthy.