Dan Zalles -- Guitars, Trumpet;
Jason Ravitz -- keyboards;
Larry Marcus -- drums;
Bill Bennett -- bass
(Former members: Jeremy deGroot -- drums; Mike Disch -- bass)
Influences
Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers, Chick Corea, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Santana, Jeff Beck, King Crimson, Miles Davis, Phish
UPCOMING GIG!!! THE WAYWARD MONKS WILL PLAY AT JUPITER, 2181 SHATTUCK AVE, BERKELEY, CA. 8 to 11. Wednesday OCT 28th, 2009. FREE ADMISSION. Good microbrewery and good food too.
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Last year, we had to say goodbye to Mike, who moved to Austin, and Jeremy, who his put away his drumsticks for awhile to take care of multiple babies. Dan and Jason have continued on and are happy to have Larry Marcus and Bill Bennett in the band. Bill and Larry were the rhythm section of the well-known touring band The Flying Other Brothers. Other FOB band members have included GE Smith from Saturday Night Live and Bob Dylan's touring band, Pete Sears of the Rod Stewart Band and the Jefferson Starship, and Jack Cassidy from Hot Tuna and the Jefferson Airplane.
The Wayward Monks play a unique mixture of instrumental jazz, new age, and psychedelic rock. Named after medieval Buddhist monks who strayed from the correct path to enlightenment and were reincarnated as goats, the Monks are a real breath of fresh air on the local jazz and rock scene.
A quote from East Bay Daily News (Jan 26, 2006): "Dan Zalles' guitar and trumpet lines weave their way around Mike Disch's compelling bass grooves, Jason Ravitz's organ and piano textures, and Jeremy DeGroot's colorful and steady drumming."
Hey Wayward Monks, you are the power and presence of Love creating all of this. It's not real. It's completely made up. You are amazing for convincing yourself that any of this was real! Nice work. It's a very convincing illusion. I feel totally real.
blessed love thx for the positive vibes... wish we could meet you on wed at ashkenaz but next time fer sure...keep on with your beautiful music! xo..naomi
hey, thanks for the add! how did you first come to hear our music?
if you want more of our music, we have podcasts, videos, and 5 live soundboard recordings available for free download on the music page of our website.
in addition, we have posted an ecard with music and video from our new CD & DVD.
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That was a great show...great line up! Debriefing can happen whenever you're free. I'm in LA playing from thursday-sunday but before then or early next week would be cool. Just let me know. Nomad?
