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Groove
Collective
11pm
Official
Website
Myspace
Youtube
For
more
than
a
decade,
this
legendary
group
of
musicians
has
improvised
and
refined
the
stylistic
crosspollination
of
funk,
jazz,
house,
Latin,
hip
hop,
rock
and
every
party-inducing
sound
in
between.
Their
2007
Grammy
nomination
for
“Best
Contemporary
Jazz
Album"
is
an
acknowledgment
of
the
band’s
pioneering
sound.
The
members
of
Groove
Collective
are
fluent
in
the
international
language
of
“groove,”
and
transcend
musical
category
with
one
goal
in
mind:
to
move
listeners’
minds
and
feet.
In-the-pocket
drum
and
bass,
colorful
and
vibrant
horns,
flavors
of
world
percussion
and
intricate
harmony
all
fuse
together
seamlessly
under
their
watch.
Groove
Collective’s
innovative
and
refined
sound
is
unparalleled.
They
are
the
masters
of
multi-hued
funk.
Billboard
Magazine
says
that
they
“erase
musical
borders”
and
are
“jazz/funk
fusion
at
its
most
sublime.”
“Impressive”
does
not
adequately
describe
Groove
Collective’s
accolades.
They
have
toured
Japan
with
BB
King,
Europe
with
Fred
Wesley,Canada
with
the
Dave
Matthews
Band,
and
recorded
with
Grammy
winning
Cuban
pianist
Chucho
Valdez.
The
have
backed
the
likes
of
Tupac
Shakur
(voted
2
all
time
live
Hip
Hop
performance
on
MTV),
Morcheeba,
Don
Cherry,
Pharcyde
and
Natalie
Merchant,
and
shared
stages
with
some
of
the
biggest
names
in
music,
including
James
Brown,
Maceo
Parker,
Erykah
Badu,
Tito
Puente,
Issac
Hayes,
The
Roots,
Dave
Matthews,
Guru,
Widespread
Panic,
Ben
Harper,
Bela
Fleck,
Roy
Hargrove,
Michael
Franti,
Hiram
Bullock,
and
the
list
goes
on.
They
have
spread
their
New
York
City
vibe
across
the
globe,
making
stops
at
Switzerland’s
Montreaux
Jazz
Festival,
the
Netherland’s
North
Sea
Jazz
Festival,
Newport
Jazz
Japan,
and
New
Orleans’
Jazz
Fest.
This
all-star
cast
of
players
hits
hard,
and
hits
funky.
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