Soulive, Stevie Wonder, Medeski Martin and Wood, Jimi Hendrix, John Scofield, Lettuce, James Brown, Curtis Mayfield, Clinton Fearon, Richard Bona, Oliver Mtukudzi, Derek Trucks, McTuff, Bob Marley...
The Jake Shaw Trio is a groove driven funk/rock trio from Seattle, Washington. Jake Shaw (Fender Rhodes & organ), Jason Gray (bass), and Grant Schroff (drums), bring eclectic groove based sounds encompassing the best of rock and roll, funk, hip hop, and blues. Their unique sound and performance has been influenced by the likes of Medeski Martin and Wood, Soulive, John Scofield, Miles Davis, Frank Zappa, and Jimi Hendrix, just to name a few.
For booking and PR contact Jake Shaw at jakeshawtrio@live.com
hey jake just dropping you a line from NY because I haven't talked to you cats in way too long. Hope all is well and tell Lyd and Jambo I said hello as well. Miss you guys and the awesome time I had out there.
BIG HIGH performs live @ the High Dive in fremont this Friday! Check it out!
Here's a review of the band from the infamous Dennis Cook of Jambase.com: A touch too punchy to make the morning offerings, I stumbled in and got WOKE THE FUCK UP by Big High, a local hard rock ensemble and friends to Flowmotion that struck a first impression akin to my first mind-blowing Drunk Horse gig. Like Oakland's steel-plated punk-boogie juggernaut, Big High aren't screwing around and it wasn't a whole tune before I was shaking like a madman close to the stage. Killer tunes, a crazy tight band and a lead singer (Mesa on "vocal flyfishing") possessed of a fathomless bottom and high reachin' top end plus a leaping, fiercely engaging stage presence, and well Big High sorta rocked my widdle world. It's serious heavy muscle that puts a lil' anger and sex in your bloodstream, culminating in a frighteningly good cover of The Who's "Baba O'Riley" delivered in Dr. John style feather masks for no good reason except to be delightfully weird. If you're feeling Clutch, Parlor Mob or just dig quality hard rock you're missing out if you don't get to know Big High. At the end of their set I bellowed, quite uncontrollably, "We're awake now, motherfuckers!" Meant it, too. -- Dennis Cook--www.jambase.com www.myspace.com/bighighmusic BIG HIGH is also on facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/BIG-HIGH/134022157365?ref=nf High Dive www.highdiveseattle.com 513 N 36th St # G Seattle, WA 98103-8693 (206) 632-0212 &
Hey guys GREAT set on Saturday night!! We had a freakin blast opening up for you guys and PandaCon!! We really hope we can do it again. Peace, have a good one.
The fuckin Jake Shaw Trio man..that shit was bomb last night. I have a pretty severe hang over going into the studio this morning, and aside from spending all of my money and somehow losing my debit card, i'd rate it an A+ night overall.