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Trees Lounge Project are a Nu-Jazz / Modern Soul Acoustic trio in rude health picking up the mantle left by such artists as Sting, Incognito, Jamiroquai, Stevie Wonder and Erykah Badu plus adding their own very distinctive style.
Creating a very organic and crafted sound – they play their own genre-defying songs but also add unique treatments to some classy covers that you just will not believe! Switching between pure, fragile Soul, powering into roaring Funk, dropping down to some street Hip Hop and visiting stately modern Jazz – all this from just three guys!
Greg’s guitar playing has been compared to a subway train meeting a flamenco guitarist! and Carl has been described as a “fantastic drummer” by no less than Derrick McKenzie of Jamiroquai! Add the final ingredient; a topping of chic vocals from Steve - crushingly earnest to raunchy and robust in the blink of a bar.
The band radiate a musical confidence that will do something naughty to you and take you on a journey to the most vulnerable of musical moments before exploding like a depth charge and tearing the roof off! All with the tightest of grooves! From the first chord, you will be left in no doubt that these three are in command!
Check out Carl's video clips on www.carldoggett.co.uk

Focal Dystonia: In 2oo5, Greg was diagnosed with 'Focal Dystonia' - a neurological condition that, mostly, affects musicians and can be caused through hours of daily obsessive practice.
He had been attending Leeds College of Music studying Jazz and found himself with discomfort in his playing hand. To cut a long story short, he was forced to stop playing because of it and his musical future looked quite bleak.....
After a period of about 18 months, Greg began to start to play again using a (much more percussive) technique that has been pioneered by such players as Preston Reed and Andy McKee.
It is not possible to over-emphasise what a devastating landscape this condition brings to a musician. There are many sufferers worldwide who are fantastic musicians but have just been musically grounded and there is no cure for it.
Please do check out the Billy McLaughlin video on our site (a fellow sufferer) and the following link for more information:
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focal_dystonia