Keys / Music Director / BGV's / OKC Horns Arranger / Sound: Mike Turner(click for profile)
Trombone / BGV's / OKC Horns Leader / Sound / Band Manager / Booking: Eric "E" Leonard(click for profile)
The OKC Horns feature the finest horn players in the state!
Also appearing from time to time: Willie Peterson, Kyle Martin (Drums) / Mitch Bell, Ryan Parker (Guitar)
Influences
1970's:
Earth Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan, Al Green, Bob Marley, Chicago, James Brown, Kool & The Gang, Marvin Gaye, Police, Van Morrison, War, Wild Cherry, ZZ Top, Commadores, Eric Clapton, Bill Withers, Bobby Caldwell...
1980's
Chaka Khan, Journey, Michael Jackson, Modern English, Toto, Journey...
1990's
Black Crows, Cake, Sting, Phil Collins...
2000's
U2, Alien Ant Farm, Coldplay, Gavin DeGraw, Jesse McCartney, John Mayer, Jimmy Eat World, Maroon 5, Michael McDonald, Nelly, Outcast, Rascal Flatts, Rob Thomas, Jamiroquai...
The Groove Merchants band was originally conceived in 2001 as an outlet for professional studio musicians to play the cover songs they all loved and grew up hearing on the radio. Covering music from Stevie Wonder, Chicago and Earth Wind and Fire to all types of top 40 music hits of today, this 8-piece horn band quickly realized there was a connection to the audience who truly appreciated the complex harmonies and tight grooves that existed in their set lists. Today, the Groove Merchants employ the talents of some of Oklahoma City's finest jazz, rock and country players and are equally at home performing as a jazz octet, five-piece rock band, or the full-blown Groove Merchants with the 3-piece OKC Horns.
For Oklahoma booking information, please contact BOX TALENT.
Please send us a message for all other gigs or if you have any direct questions.
Hello, Just wanted to give you a heads up about the upcoming Snarky Puppy/Keith Anderson and Full of Soul joint CD release show @ Hailey's (www.haileysclub.com) in Denton, TX. The show is this Friday 5-4-07. Show starts at 10pm with the super-funky, world class Keith Anderson and Full of Soul celebrating their debut release entitled "Let's Roll 07." These guys have toured and recorded with Roy Hargrove's RH Factor and Marcus Miller among many others. They are some heavy dudes fo sho.
Snarky Puppy will be ending the night with some new tunes as well as old tunes and a few surprises. The new album entitled "The World is Getting Smaller" is available through our label SiTMoM's website, www.sitmom.com, and will also be available at the show. For more info go to:
The Groove Merchants band was originally conceived in 2001 as an outlet for professional studio musicians to play the cover songs they all loved and grew up hearing on the radio. Covering music from Stevie Wonder, Chicago and Earth Wind and Fire to all types of top 40 music hits of today, this 8-piece horn band quickly realized there was a connection to the audience who truly appreciated the complex harmonies and tight grooves that existed in their set lists. Today, the Groove Merchants employ the talents of some of Oklahoma City's finest jazz, rock and country players and are equally at home performing as a jazz octet, five-piece rock band, or the full-blown Groove Merchants with the 3-piece OKC Horns.
