Member Since: 9/28/2006
Band Website: edwinlivingston.com/
Band Members: A veritable who's who of questionable characters!! Members subject to change without notice, these are a few:Fred Sanders, Elias Haslanger, JJ Johnson, Andrew Baham, Darryl Reeves, Jason Marsalis, Clarence Johnson III, Brannen Temple, Steve Snyder, Randy Zimmerman, Victor Atkins etc.
Influences: Numerous influences, but here are a few: Mom & Dad,
Miles, Dolphy, Trane, Lucky Thompson, Monk, Ellington, Mingus, Shorter, Ornette,
Steve Coleman, Greg Osby
Cameo, Bootsy, Funkadelic, Slave, EW&F, MeShell Ndegeocello, Prince, The
Time, Fishbone,
Prokofiev, Mahler, Brahms, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Poulenc, Weather
Report,
Los Munequitos de Matanzas, Cachao, Bamboleo, Irakere, Tony Martinez, Herbie Hancock, Diblo Dibala, Fela/Femi, Toure Kounda, Steely Dan, Sly & Robbie, Henry Threadgill, Bob Stewart, Oscar Pettiford, Slam Stewart, Jimmy Blanton, Richard Davis, Ron Carter,
Reggie Washington, Marcus Miller, Paul Chambers, James Jamerson, Motown, Philly Sound, The Skatellites, Michael Henderson, The Clash, The Psych Furs, Rick James, Betty Carter, Cassandra Wilson, Nina Simone, The Pixies, Talking Heads, Bad Brains
Sounds Like: The Edwin Livingston Group has many different styles. These range from improvised jazz, to funky fusion-esque, to through composed classical pieces.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None