JG + Musician in Dallas, TX

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ABOUT

I'm looking to join or start a smooth jazz / neo-soul band that plays smooth but grooving music like Four80East, CountBasic, Soulive, Down to the Bone, Marc Antoine, Ronny Jordan, Incognito, Chaka Khan, Kem, Maxwell, D'Angelo, Wayman Tisdale, etc. If there isn't one in DFW, let's create one!! Hopefully get out into some Jazz clubs.

Enjoy playing variety gospel, dance, boogie, disco, pop, motown, smooth jazz, or jazz funk music.
Repertoire examples:
Ain't Too Proud to Beg, The Temptations, '66
Get Ready, The Temptations, '66
Inner City Blues, Marvin Gaye, '71
I'll Take You There, Staple Singers, '72
Higher Ground, Stevie Wonder, '73
Jungle Boogie, Kool & The Gang, '73
Lady Marmalade, LaBelle, '74
Play that Funky Music, Wild Cherry, '75
Rubberband Man, The Spinners, '76
I Wish, Stevie Wonder, '76
Dazz, Brick, '76
Best of My Love, The Emotions, '77
Brick House, The Commodores, '77
Boogie Oogie Oogie, A Taste of Honey, '78
One Way or Another, Blondie, '78
Shake Your Groove Thing, Peaches & Herb, '78
Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead, '79
Just a Touch of Love, Slave, '79
Stomp, The Brothers Johnson, '79
And The Beat Goes On - The Whispers, '79
Rappers' Delight, Sugar Hill Gang, '79
Celebration, Kool & The Gang, '80
Hit Me With Your Best Shot, Pat Benatar, '80
Stomp, Brothers Johnson, '80
You May Be Right, Billy Joel, '80
Square Biz, Tina Marie, '81
Hurts So Good, John Cougar Mellencamp, '82
Somebody Else's Guy, Jocelyn Brown, '82
Shake Everything You Got, Maceo Parker, '92
Billie Jean, Michael Jackson,'82
Hard to Handle, The Black Crowes, '90
Kiss of Life, Sade, '92
Love Calls - Kem, '03
Put the Gun Down, ZZ Ward, '12
Treasure, Bruno Mars, '12
Get Lucky - Nathan East, '13
I Can't Feel My Face - The Weeknd, '15
etc....stuff like that :)

Praise/Worship:
Jesus Be A Fence, Fred Hammond
Again I Say Rejoice, Israel Houghton
Our God, Micah Stampley
Trading My Sorrows - Israel Houghton
How Great is Our God - Chris Tomlin
Moving Forward - Hezekiah Walker
Lord of All - JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise
Friend of God - Israel Houghton
You Are Good - Israel & New Breed,
CCM
Hillsong
etc.

Screen name:

JG

Member since:

Apr 17 2005

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Committed

Years playing music:

30

Gigs played:

10 to 50

Tend to practice:

More than 3 times per week

Available to gig:

2-3 nights a week

Influences

Influences:
Gary Willis, Adam Nitti, Wojtek Pilichowski, Louis Johnson, James Jamerson, Leon Sylvers III, Mark Adams, Bernie Edwards, Larry Graham, Verdine White, John Patitucci, Nathan East, Victor Wooten, Allen McGrier, Freddie Washington, Bootsy Collins, Robert Wilson, Dwayne Heggar

Instrument experience:

Bass Guitar:

Moderate

Piano:

Intermediate

Clarinet:

Beginner

EQUIPMENT

'15 SIRE Marcus Miller V7 5 string (Alder/Rosewood)
'19 Musicman Stingray 5 Special HH (Ash/Ebony)
'20 SIRE U5 4 string passive - (Alder/Maple)
Markbass Combo 121 Lite
DR Strings

MUSIC