Member Since: 09/03/2005
Band Website: www.rosshammond.com
Band Members: Here are the main projects as of Winter, 2009:
Teakayo Mission - Electro goodness...Please buy the record!!!
RACE!!! - a collective improvisational group in Sacramento
Lovely Builders - Guitar and drum duo w/ Scott Amendola
Joaquin's Night Train - Jazz Trio w/ Joaquin McPeek and Shawn Hale
Me and Alex Ross - Post-Jazz Trio w/ Randy McKean and Alex Jenkins
Antennae - Trio w/ Alex Jenkins and Shawn Hale
Friendly Creatures - Sacto Lo-Fi Soul Group
Lee Bob Watson - Cali-folk/rockster...
I'm also playing quite a bit in various improvised settings w/ the likes of Lucio Menegon, Byron Blackburn, Phillip Greenlief, John Hanes, Tony Passarell, Tom Monson, Vinny Golia, Lisa Mezzacappa and others.
Since the improv scenes are usually pretty incestuous, i'll just list the players i find myself working with more often than not...
Tom Monson, John Hanes, Kevin Corcoran, Alex Jenkins, Vijay Anderson, Scott Amendola, Sameer Gupta, Tyler Lammerding, Joaquin McPeek, Del Fritz- Drums
Erik Kleven, Lisa Mezzacappa, Shawn Hale, Gabe Nelson, Mikey Palmer, David Bole, Paul Relvas, Jeremy Johnston, Byron Blackburn, Devin Hoff, Mike Kelly - Bass
Randy McKean, Scott "Cinemax" Anderson, David Boyce, Michael Dale, Phillip Greenlief, Vinny Golia, Tony Passarell, Jaroba - Saxophones
Joaquin Mcpeek, Chad Turner - Percussion
Alex Jenkins, Sameer Gupta - Tabla
Vince DiFiore, Darren Johnston-Trumpet
Also, I tend to play with these singer/songwriters now and again: Brady McKay, Anton Barbeau, Kevin Seconds, Teresa Esguerra, Adam Varona, Julie Meyers, Christian Kiefer, Brian Ballentine, Alex Bohl and others.
Influences: Life:
Sounds Like:
Record Label: Prescott Recordings, Evander Music,
Type of Label: Indie