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Swoop Unit

About Me

Swoop Unit - Rare Instrumental Groove and Original Dancefloor Jazz Funk. 7 seasoned veterans of the Funk and Jazz scenes make up this tight knit group of soul survivors. Swoop Unit can be heard all over the Bay Area at venues such as: Jupiter, Grant and Green, The Uptown, The Beach Chalet, Rafters, and several Bay Area concerts and festivals.

My Interests

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Member Since: 9/16/2006
Band Website: www.swoopunit.com
Band Members: Paul Rustigian - organ/keys; John Gibson - trumpet; Steve Neil - bass; Les Harris - sax/flute; Patrick Greene - guitar; Adam Willis - drums; Scott Okamoto - trombone
Influences: Tower of Power, Grant Green, Lou Donaldson, Leon Spencer, Jimmy Smith, the JB's, Donny Hathaway, Sly and the Family Stone, The HeadHunters, Herbie Hancock, Jimmy McGriff, Lee Morgan, Mongo Santamaria, Karl Denson, Dr. Lonnie Smith, The Meters, Melvin Sparks, Greyboy Allstars, Fela, Sun Ra, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Boogaloo Joe Jones, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Earnest Ranglin, Catalyst, Pat Martino, and the cities of Oakland, New Orleans, St. Louis and San Francisco.
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Grant and Green

Great show last night at the Grant and Green.  Smokin Joe Powell sat in with us on vocals for the first time during the second set.  He rocked the house!The way this place is set up, people ...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 10:30:00 GMT

This is the Blog

so this is the blog to end all blogs.. I'm going to try and encourage various band members to come here and post, tell a story, ramble on about different experiences and funny scenarios.  I've be...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 17:43:00 GMT