Member Since: 9/15/2006
Band Website: www.freewebs.com/chadalger
Band Members:
I write most of my own songs for this site. But, I have been involved in many groups over the years. Some of those include:
The Trade
Lipstick Vogue
Black Cat Jazz Trio
Conrad Oberg
I am currently working with my own group "What is Jazz", and with Monica da Silva.
Influences: One thing I can say about my music, is that I take it very seriously, because when I hear an album like "A Love Supreme" by Coltrane, I know that there is so much more to music than just showing off your chops. When I listen to that album I get a tear in my eye, even to this day. And it's that passion, intensity, and depth that I love about cats like Coltrane. He would put every ounce of himself into his horn every time he played. Miles even said that there could have been a naked woman standing right in front of him on the bandstand, and he wouldn't have noticed her. He was that focused.
Sounds Like:
John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Bill Evans, Jaki Byard, Freddie Hubbard, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Christian, Joe Pass, Django Reinhardt, Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Roland Kirk, Wes Montgomery, Jaco Pastorious, Clifford Brown, Dave Brubeck, Wayne Shorter, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley.
Derek Trucks Band, Jimmy Herring, Blues Traveler, Galactic, The Code Talkers, Ali Akbar Khan, Ravi Shankar, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley, Elvis Costello, Jewel, Ryan Adams, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Tom Petty, Ray Charles, Son House, Robert Johnson, Elmore James, Charlie Patton, B.B. King, Howlin' Wolf, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Yes, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Steely Dan, Rush, P. Funk, James Brown, Dirty Dozen Brass Band.
Some People who have really inspired me (look them up!!!):
(My Parents / The Alger family), Neal Alger, Typhanie Monique, David Milam, Derek Trucks, Jimmy Herring, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Elvis Costello.
Record Label: Peace Records
Type of Label: Indie