Member Since: 9/24/2006
Band Website: southpawproductions.co.uk
Band Members: Roger 'Chip' Wickham
GEAR LIST
FLUTE: Yamaha YFL 614
ALTO FLUTE : Yamaha A421
TENOR SAXOPHONE: Yamaha Custom Z (82Z)
ALTO SAXOPHONE: Selmer Balanced Action
BARITONE SAXOPHONE: Yamaha YBS 32
JUNO-6 Analogue Keyboard (no midi!!).
BOSS sx700 Effects Unit.
Influences:
SAXOPHONE
Eddie Harris
Mario Rivera
Stanley Turrentine
Joe Henderson
Paquito D'Rivera
Benny Maupin
FLUTE
Hubert Laws
Harold McNair
Maraca
Art Webb
Johnny Pacheco
Brian Jackson
Dave Valentin
Nicola Stilo
SONGS
Usted Abuso(Willie Colon)
The Wichita Lineman(Anyone!!)
Vivo Sonhando
California Soul (The Messengers)
A Minor Incident (BDB)
El Cantante (Hector Lavoe)
How Can We Hang On To A Dream (Tim Hardin)
To Be In Love (MAW)
Hurt (Johnny Cash)
California Dreamin' (Baby Huey)
Soul Eyes (John Coltrane)
Rock and Roll Woman (Buffalo Springfield)
ALBUMS:
Fantasmas-Willie Colon
Trouble Man-Marvin Gaye
Melody Nelson-Serge Gainsberg
Feminina-Joyce
Don't Mess with Mr T - Stanley Turrentine
Metiendo Mano - Ruben Blades
The Other Road-Ray Barretto
What Color Is Love - Terry Callier
El Sondido Nuevo-Cal Tjader & Eddie Palmieri
From Left To Right-Bill Evans
GENERALLY like.....
Salsa, Funk, Latin Jazz, Singer-Songwriters, Nu-Bossa, Soundtracks, Motown, Nu-Jazz, Samba, Rare Groove, Bossa Nova, Latin Breakbeat, Latin House, Electronica etc etc....
I like LABELS like CTI, Blue Note, Schema, Compost, Freerange, Fania, Mr Bongo, Freestyle, Ubiquity, MAW, Vega Records, Lovemonk....
I also like SONG WRITERS such as Tim Hardin, Tom Waits, Damon Gough(BDB!), Ruben Blades, Joyce, Marcos Valle, Tom Jobim, Ed Motta, Ray La Montagne, Johnny Cash, MAW, Nicola Conte, Carol King, Eddie Roberts
My HEROES are:Serge Gainsberg, Jason Lee (My Name is Earl!), Zinadine Zidane, Tom Waits, Willie Colon, Tim Roth, Gabrielle Garcia Marquez, Ruben Blades, Rudy Van Gelder, Tim Hardin, Nicola Stilo, Peter Ward (while at Brighton), Michael Caine, Nicola Conte, Jazzanova, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Giles Peterson, Marcos Valle, Quincy Jones, Carol King, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Jack Black, Will Ferrell (more cowbell!!), The Cohen Brothers...........
Sounds Like:
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On the BBC with Badly Drawn Boy
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On Spanish TV show 'Conciertos De Radio 3' with Malena
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Glastonbury Festival
Matt Halshall Band (M'cr Jazz Festival).
Mojito (M'cr Jazz Festival)
Jenna G Band Live @ Cargo.
Record Label: Freestyle(UK), Lovemonk(Spain) & Rip Curl (Japan).
Type of Label: Indie