Music:
Member Since: 27/09/2006
Band Members: On different occasions-Trumpet: Yours Truly, Shane Porter; Reeds: Dan Western, Nathan Holaway; Keyboards: Matt Devine, Shane Porter; Guitar: Mark Kimbrell; Bass: Chris Kozak, Tim Carroll, Eric Wiggs; Drums: Matt Devine, Michael Glaser, Justin Peake, Chris Fryar.Mean Smoker personnel: Keyboards: Matt Devine, Drums and Percussion: Jay Frederick
Influences: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Dave Douglas, John Zorn, Marc Ribot, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Keith Jarrett, Jack DeJohnette, Charlie Haden, Ornette Coleman, Medeski, Martin, and Wood, John Scofield, Sonny Rollins, Duke Ellington, Tom Waits, Led Zepellin, Nirvana, The Beatles, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimi Hendrix, ZZ Top, Bjork, Stravinsky, Beethoven, John Cage, Bartok, Willie Nelson, Brad Mehldau, Bill Evans, Matt Devine, Jay Frederick, Chad Fisher, Steve Lewis, Justin Peake, Mark Kimbrell, Santana, Matt Wilson, Dewey Redman, Joey Baron, Greg Cohen, ad infinitum...in no particular order.
Sounds Like: See influences.
Type of Label: Major