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The Wade Dean Enspiration

...And by faith he shall continue on

About Me

The Wade Dean Enspiration is a collective of five creative, young instrumentalists and composers. Launched in a small practice room at the University of the Arts in January 2007, The Enspiration is rapidly creating a strong buzz on the Philadelphia jazz scene.The band’s mission is daunting, yet simple: “to create sincere and unselfish music.” Founder and leader Wade Dean explains: “In a lot of ways, we approach each chorus as the chance to create a new melody, as opposed to each member of the band taking a set number of solos.” With that uncomplicated formula, Enspiration continues Philadelphia’s tradition of creating innovative and exciting music in all genres. The Enspiration’s stellar lineup of talented musicians features Wade Dean on alto saxophone; Michael Pracher on tenor sax; Jason Brown on piano; Ian Rafalak on bass; and Anwar Marshall on drums.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/15/2006
Band Website: wadedean.com
Band Members: I am so fortunate to be in the company of these fine musicians: Michael Pracher ~ T. Sax Jason Brown ~ Piano Ian Rafalak ~ Bass, Anwar Marshall ~ Drums
Influences:

Tim Warfield, Sonny Rollins, John Ellis, Joe Henderson, Dexter Gordon, Skip Pearson, Ray Charles, Count Basie, Nina Simone, Aaron Copland, The Black Church, New Orleans, Brazil, Laughter, New York, My Mom(awwwww),Motown, Carmen Mcrae, Dvorak, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, John Coltrane, Charlie Wood, Eric Harland, Ben Schacter, Gerard Harris, Ron Kerber, Philadelphia, Johnnie Griffen, The Roots, Renardo Ward,Brice Winston, Ellis Marsalis, Grover Washington, Memphis, My Dad(awwww again) Donny and Stevie, Quincy Jones, Sassy and Lady Ella, Branford Marsalis, Johnnie Williams, Terrance Blanchard, Dave Chappelle, Gretchen Parlato, Derrick Hodge, Micah Jones, Tom Lawton, James Moore, Jason Brown, Don Glanden, My Brother(awwww one mo gain)
Sounds Like: Listen...and you'll figure it out...hopefully though nothing you've ever heard
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Check out this event: The Wade Dean Enspiration LIVE at Chris Jazz Cafe

Hosted By: The Wade Dean Enspiration When: Friday May 23, 2008 at 8:00 PMWhere: Chris' Jazz Cafe1421 Sansom StPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania|39 19103United StatesDescription:The Wade Dean Enspiration Cli...
Posted by The Wade Dean Enspiration on Fri, 23 May 2008 10:48:00 PST

Is Kenny Garrett Smooth Jazz

This past Friday, saxophonist and composer Kenny Garrett performed at the University of the Arts. For those of you who aren't aware of who Kenny is and what his significance is to music as a whole, I ...
Posted by The Wade Dean Enspiration on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 07:34:00 PST