The Fort Greene Project + Band in Brooklyn, NY

SEEKING

ABOUT

Comfortable within a wide range of musical idioms, The Fort Greene Project is a product of their time, and as such approach their art with a world view that is wholistic in scope. They impart their audience with an aesthetic that is both urban and urbane. Their music reflects an eclectic melange of sound. Serious practitioners of the Jazz idiom, their roots run deep into Rock, Soul, Spoken Word and stone cold Blues, with a topspin of churning funk. They play the standard classics, but lest you think that they are caught in a time zone, they look for the trail that's not well trodden while exploring avenues of contemporary material as well. They tell stories of personal pain and triumph, love and joy, sex and spirituality, and the everyday struggles of hard knocks, making a living and of creating a life.

Screen name:

sespruiell

Member since:

Dec 19 2009

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Committed

Years together:

7

Gigs played:

10 to 50

Tend to practice:

1 time per week

Available to gig:

1 night a week

Age:

71 years

Influences

Miles Davis, John Coltrane, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Return to Forever, Weather Report, BB King, Ray Charles, Curtis Mayfield, The Dave Matthews Band, Bela Fleck and The Flecktones, John Mayer, Anita Baker, Tracy Chapman, Sade, Antonio Carlos Jobim

Members Of Band

Dan Nachimson – Keyboards

Gene Torres – Bass

Brian Mason – Drums

Paul Crutchfield - Percussion

Jessica Jones – Tenor Sax

Curtis Fowlkes – Trombone

Eric Wollman – Guitar

Selah Eric Spruiell – Vocals

CALENDAR

Past Events