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Pocket Full of Funk:
Brandon Tarricone's Brotherhood of Groove
By John Sinclair
Brandon Tarricone and his Brotherhood of Groove have come a long way in a very short time. Organized just a year ago by guitarist Terricone and drummer Dan Caro, who met in November 2000 on a jazz standards gig in hometown New Orleans, the Brotherhood started playing clubs in March 2001 and went through a few different line-ups and several short, adventurous tours of the Northeastern USA before solidifying the personnel heard on this album.
Now featuring the stellar front line of former Sun Ra/Kool & the Gang trumpet star Michael Ray and saxophonist par excellence John Ellis, a UNO jazz program graduate now based in New York City, the Brotherhood of Groove has sharpened its musical focus and managed to plumb greater musical depths than ever before. Propelled by Tarricone's guitar, acoustic bassist Alan Broome (spelled by electric bassist John Stonbley on Degrees of Separation and What Waz ) and Caro on drums, the Brotherhood rolls and tumbles through an intriguing program of Terricone compositions interpreted and elaborated upon by the fluent solo work of Ray and Ellis and a couple of guest piano spots ( Society Folks, Integration ) by veteran keyboardist Mike Pellera.
Though originally considered a jam band, Brotherhood of Groove has moved into the headier realm of contemporary jazz at its best, exploring Tarricone's meaty compositions with ensemble and solo playing that's at least first-rate and always highly inspired. Tarricone's ambitions are set high as well, and you can look for this splendid quintet to appear at a concert venue, festival or nightspot close to you in the very near future. Don t miss em!
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November 5, 2001
(c) 2001, 2006 John Sinclair. All Rights Reserved.
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