Groove Collective Biography

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Groove Collective


Groove Collective is an acid jazz group formed in 1990. They scored two minor hits in 1996 with a cover of The Beatles' "I Want You " (US Dance/Club Play #45, US Dance Maxi Singles #23) and "Lift Off" (US R&B/Hip-Hop #73). Billboard Singles, Allmusic.com

Style

While most frequently associated with acid jazz, Groove Collective's musical style reflects the wide-ranging backgrounds and interests of its individual members. Commenting on the group's 1996 release, We the People, critic Michael Casey referred to the numerous influences at work in Groove Collective's sound, specifically the presence of Afro-pop, Latin jazz, hip-hop, and traditional jazz stylings. This mix is born of the members' varying influences, including bebop jazz, funk, old-school hip-hop and classic soul.Michael Casey, "The Range Finders: Groove Collective Defies Labels," Bergen Record May 23, 1997, ProQuest Platinum, Online (November 13, 2007). The group is also noted for its incorporation of a DJ into its sound. Bassist and co-founder Jonathan Maron has acknowledged the importance of the DJ in the mix, stating that "(Groove Collective's) goal has always been to emulate the range of music a DJ plays during the course of the night at a packed club....A great DJ knows the songs that can ignite the room and fill the dance floor. Some of my favorite musical experiences have been in clubs, where you listen and realize how well all of these styles blend together into one big idiom of its own." Chris Jisi, "King of Clubs: Jonathan Maron & Groove Collective Create Dance Floor Delirium," Bass Player April 2001: p. 39, ProQuest Platinum, Online (November 13, 2007). Central to the group's ethic is its insistence on live instrumentation and its ability to create and sustain grooves for a dance floor audience.

Discography

  • Groove Collective (Reprise Records, 1993) US Jazz #20 Billboard, Allmusic.com, passim.
  • We the People (GRP Records, 1996) US Jazz #20
  • Dance of the Drunken Master (Shanachie Records, 1998) US Jazz #22
  • Declassified (Shanachie, 1999)
  • It's All in Your Mind (Shanachie, 2001)
  • Brooklyn, NY 04.20.02 (live album) (Kufala Records, 2002)
  • People People Music Music (Savoy Records, 2006)
  • PS1 Warm Up:Brooklyn, NY, July 2nd, 2005 (live album) (Kufala, 2007)


Members

  • Richard Worth - flute
  • DJ Smash - turntables
  • Nappy G - rapping
  • Itaal Shur - keyboards
  • Gengi Siraisi - drums
  • Jonathan Maron - bass
  • Bill Ware - vibraphone (ex-Steely Dan)
  • David Jensen- tenor saxophone
  • Jay Rodriguez - saxophone
  • Josh Rouseman - trombone
  • Fabio Morgera - trumpet
  • Chris Theberge - percussion




Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groove Collective
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