Theo Verelst Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Since there were some interesting discussions, maybe some of you know people who know "new" activities in Holland concerning interesting Jazz Rock/Funk, probably not as far as I know, but hey I knew some who did so in the long ago past. Starting as a student I was in a Jazz combo for Years, and I knew that in the 90s thinking of commerce and fusion was little short of rediculous! But may some of the fine com nets know about this wonderful po band so and so that I never heard of.. Probably not. It's a good discussion subject, how some acts (probably in th U.S.) can work on such music succesfully. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyS Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Not Dutch, but Belgian, is the band Stuff. (Weird bandname as Steve Gadd already used it, but ok). Stuff band Saw them two months ago. I was really impressed. The drummer is really musical. [video:youtube] Rudy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephonic Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 When it comes to Fusion, my friend Francisco Morales is in a class of his own. Heck, even in LA he would be one of the baddest cats around, in The Netherlands there's nobody like him, both as a player and composer. Seriously, if he was in LA, he would be world-famous. Check out his Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/francojony/videos This is a song from his 2016 debut album: [video:youtube]NVNVe_LI5qk His website: http://franciscomoralesmusic.com/ gear list.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Seriously, if he was in LA, he would be world-famous. Then why isn't he in LA? Just wondering aloud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphollis Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Not Dutch, but Belgian, is the band Stuff. (Weird bandname as Steve Gadd already used it, but ok). Stuff band Saw them two months ago. I was really impressed. The drummer is really musical. [video:youtube] Just sayin' there's some pretty kool red boards happening in this vid Want to make your band better? Check out "A Guide To Starting (Or Improving!) Your Own Local Band" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephonic Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Seriously, if he was in LA, he would be world-famous. Then why isn't he in LA? Just wondering aloud. Life. He left Venezuela, and eventually ended up in Holland. He seems to like it there, and I guess nowadays location isnt as critical as it once was. Still, if he was here, oh man... gear list.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Verelst Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 Great examples, thought certainly not what the backing band for Stern when he'd do NSJ or something. T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathOfInsects Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Zephonic, is that style called 'fusion' these days? It sounds like smooth jazz to me. Have they become one and the same in 2018? Now out! "Mind the Gap," a 24-song album of new material. www.joshweinstein.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timwat Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Interesting - I dig that angular 7/8 "No More Tales" - and would never characterize that as any "smooth jazz" I've heard. I'd definitely categorize that as fusion, in the same way I would characterize, (for example) John Serry's first release Exhibition as fusion. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathOfInsects Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Thanks. I guess it's been a very long time since I've checked in with the scene. For a time-traveling listener from, say, the mid- to late-80s, this sounds more like what I would have called "smooth jazz" along the way. I remember hearing Steely Dan agree that they'd be filed away the same way today, so I think the sound worlds have borrowed just enough from each other to muddy the water for an uninformed listener, which is what I am. Now out! "Mind the Gap," a 24-song album of new material. www.joshweinstein.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timwat Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 That makes sense. I think for me smooth jazz in my mind is kinda what the genre got into round the '90s or so. Past the more eclectic period and more when it all got into instrumental R&B world. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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