Miles Davis, Shawn Lane, Dave Brubeck, Jack DeJohnette, Beck, John Coltrane, Jeff Sipe, Thelonious Monk, Zakir Hussain, Derek Trucks, Joe Morello, John McLaughlin, MMW, Alan Holdsworth, Phish, Stevie Wonder, Tortoise, Ravi Shankar, John Scofield, Chucho Valdes, Joe Zawinul, Ray Charles, Weather Report, Mongo Santamaria, Brian Blade, Giovanni Hidalgo, Herbie Hancock, Bill Stewart, Charlie Hunter, Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, Keller Williams, Slash, Bob Marley, Bela, Jeff Coffin, Fut, Vic, The Meters, Jimmy Herring, Kofi Burbridge, Col. Bruce Hampton, James Brown, The legend that is Matt Mundy, Wyclef Jean, Andy Narell, Stephon Harris, Paco de Lucia, Chopin, Handel, Mozart, and the list continues to grow everyday.
The Odd Meters are a unique, instrumental duo whose music blends various genres into compelling modern compositions. Their high-energy performances can include styles such as Jazz, Afro-Cuban, Pop, Fusion, Reggae, Indian Classical, and Funk. The mixture they create takes their audiences of young and old on the same musical journey around the world. The majority of the bands’ tunes are original, written by guitarist Jon Morrow and fused with the explosive yet graceful touch of Shane Parreco on drums and percussion. Although the Odd Meters are a duo, they have the sound of a trio thanks to the 8-string guitar (created by Ralph Novak) that Jon plays. This allows them to easily add guest artists to their performances.
Although the band has been performing for one year and is relatively new; members Shane Parreco and Jon Morrow have plenty of touring and industry experience with previous projects. Morrow and Parreco can both be heard on WNCW 88.7 (Spindale, NC) with their other groups. Morrow has performed with his previous group (the Galen Kipar Project) in many venues up and down the east coast as well as in Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana. Parreco took to the road in 2004 as the Tour Manager for Peter Mayer (Jimmy Buffet) whose group traveled all over the country. Parreco has also made guest appearances as a percussionist with legendary musicians Steve Kimock, Jeff Coffin, Peter Mayer, Jim Mayer and Jeff Sipe. Equipped with all the musical experience they each have, the Odd Meters are prepared to take their music on the road to share with a larger audience.
These two characters met in 2003 at Brevard College, where they found each other learning from the same primary teachers: Dr. Laura Franklin (percussion) and Jeff Sipe (drums/rhythm concepts). Both Morrow and Parreco were able to gain a deeper level of understanding music from their studies and quickly became great friends because of their mutual enthusiasm for various styles music. These two unique musicians share a similar musical vocabulary, a desire to always be inspired and challenged, and a passion for making and sharing live music.
Come out and support international music and culture in Charlotte! Check out Jose Conde tomorrow at the Neighborhood Theatre for some great jazz, son, salsa, funk, and more!
Ummm, I think you are Odd and Greasy...but there ain't nothing wrong with that! Maybe slick too...at least in some aspects of life! Love the music. Hope you are doing well!
We have fallen in love with you guys, really strong and well-written tunes that are harmonically and rhythmically engrossing plus instrumental and improvisatory prowess. You ought to be proud.
well i got a new banjo (again...), and finished some pretty crude recordings, but take a listen and tell me what you think. miss you guys. -lange-a-dang
hmmm, we'll talk about it... gimme call sometime! also, i don't know if i told you, but i just bought a new banjo 3 wks ago, and someone threw a rock in my car and took it, so i am working on getting another one :(
Hi Odd Meters, we hope you will have a great christmas season - thank you for being a friend of the Jazz Pistols. We really appreciate your support.
Good luck for the things you do and have a great week. Best regards - Christoph
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Hi The Odd Meters, just a quick hello from the Jazz Pistols - hope you are doing fine and have a nice christmas season. Thanks for being our friend and good luck for the things you do. Best regards - Christoph
Our Live-DVD will be released on the 1st of February 2007!
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