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Accordion, Acoustic Guitar, Background Singer, Bagpipes, Banjo, Bass Guitar, Cello, Clarinet, DJ, Dobro, Drums, Electronic Music, Fiddle, Flute, Harmonica, Harp, Keyboard, Lead Guitar, Mandolin, Other, Other Percussion, Piano, Rhythm Guitar, Saxophone, Steel guitar, Trombone, Trumpet, Ukulele, Upright bass, Violin, Vocalist, Vocalist - Alto, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Soprano, Vocalist - Tenor.

ABOUT

August, the Band, is an R&B band, with rock influences. Our 7-man horn section (3 trumpets, alto, tenor, bari, trombone) makes us unique in the industry. Our first CD, "Second Time Around", was released in August, 2010. We are working on our second full release, but have released "Chicago, Calling Me Home, Feelin' Alright, You Can Leave Your Hat On", and "In the Heat of the Night", all of which are available on iTunes and can be heard on Sirius radio and HornDrivenRadio.

"In the Heat of the Night" features multi-grammy winning artist, Bill Champlin, formerly of the band Chicago.

Screen name:
mark1303448
Member since:
Aug 08 2018
Active within 24 hours
Level of commitment:
Committed
Years together:
15
Gigs played:
50 to 100
Age:
72 years

Influences

Tower of Power, Blood Sweat & Tears, Chicago, Cold Blood, Ides of March, Beatles, Steely Dan, the Buddy Rich big band, Maynard Ferguson, and too many more to mention

Members Of Band

Ron Porter-vocals, Steven Eaklor-keys, Jeff Rutter-guitar, Gary Mackey-bass, Mark Werthmann-drums, Rick Van Pelt-trumpet, Alex Bacchetti-trumpet, Mike Fagan-trumpet, Marty Bell-alto sax, Jim Selig-baritone sax, Gary King-trombone